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Teachers tell Del Valle ISD board lack of late buses and earlier calendar start threaten extracurricular participation and graduation readiness
Summary
Teachers said cancelled late buses and an earlier academic calendar start create barriers to student participation in extracurriculars and complicate receipt of college partner grades; they urged more transparency and additional bus funding.
Two campus teachers told the Del Valle ISD board during public comment on Aug. 19 that changes to transportation and the academic calendar are limiting students’ ability to participate in extracurricular activities and creating stress over college‑credit courses.
Brett Covington, a campus teacher and extracurricular coordinator, said recruiting students to clubs and activities is harder when late buses are not available. Covington described telling parents during orientation to allow…
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