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Parents tell Rapid City school board a 1.3-mile bus stop and 6:30 a.m. pickup pose safety risks
Summary
Two parents and other commenters urged the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 board to change a bus stop that requires a child to walk about 1.3 miles, citing early morning darkness and winding roads; board members said the district has held multiple community meetings and is working on routing but acknowledged the concern.
At the start of a Rapid City Area School District 51-4 study session public comment period, two residents urged the board to move an assigned bus stop they said forces their child to walk about 1.3 miles in pre-dawn darkness and on winding roads.
Aaron Liddebo told the board his child’s assigned pickup would require the child to wait at 6:30 a.m. and walk roughly 1.3 miles, a trek he estimated at about 28 minutes. “I don't care about dollars and cents. I care about the safety of my child,” Liddebo said, and he proposed smaller 15-passenger vans or recruiting existing staff to drive shorter routes to reduce long walks.
William Wagner also called for more community engagement and criticized the…
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