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Parents describe overcrowding, last-minute changes on Bus 104; district says new drivers are coming
Summary
Parents of students who ride Bus 104 told the Timberlane Regional School District board about repeated backups, overcrowding and driver turnover. District staff and the contracted carrier First Student said they are adding drivers and expect backups on Bus 104 to stop the following week.
Parents of children who ride Bus 104 told the Timberlane Regional School District Board of Education that repeated route “backups” have caused last-minute schedule changes, overcrowding and safety concerns.
“Our bus is often backed up, which means it gets absorbed into another route, and that changes pick up or drop off times with little notice,” parent Risha Kinsak Singh told the board during public comment. She added that the bus has been overcrowded “sometimes 3 kids to a seat” and said a kindergartner was bullied during a recent backup; the school is investigating.
The parents said the problem is not new: Bus 104 has been the first bus pulled when shortages occur, they said, creating recurring disruptions. They asked the district to prioritize “a stable, proactive solution for Bus 104” and to retain a…
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