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District outlines bus routes, hotlines and activity buses; commissioners press for clearer communication
Summary
Transportation staff reported route counts, vendor assignments and parent hotline numbers and said the district has activity buses and specialized SPED transportation. Commissioners asked for clearer communication about overloaded buses, preschool transportation gaps and parent-notification response times.
Transportation staff provided a detailed operational briefing Aug. 6, describing vendor responsibilities, route and driver totals, child‑safety features and parent hotlines.
Key operational figures presented - Regular-education transport: Durham School Services will carry approximately 15,300 regular-education students (over 70% of the district’s regular-education ridership); Durham operates about 125 regular routes with roughly 126 drivers on staff, the presentation said. - SPED/All Star: All Star (specialized SPED carrier) will transport approximately 2,000 special-education students on about 60 routes with 64 drivers; special-education buses have…
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