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Parents press Monongalia County Schools to reinstate bus stops on Stewards Run, cite safety and state regs
Summary
A resident urged the board to restore transportation service on Stewards Run, saying a new stop forces children to walk as much as two miles along unlit, unpaved roads. The speaker cited state school bus transportation regulations and asked the board to direct the transportation department to reinstate service.
Howard Mearns, a Morgantown resident, told the Monongalia County Board of Education during public comment on Oct. 14 that students who live on Stewards Run have lost a regular school bus stop and that the change creates safety and accessibility problems.
Mearns said the loss of routine transportation to and from his road was unexpected: the route historically served students from pre‑K through grade 12 and families chose homes on the road in part because of bus service. He said a temporary change in the 2024–25 school year became permanent for the…
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