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Parents and staff press Clay County school leaders to reverse 2‑mile bus‑eligibility change over safety concerns
Summary
Multiple parents said last‑minute expansion of the bus ineligibility radius from 1.5 to 2 miles threatens student safety and disproportionately affects working families; the superintendent explained the district aligned with state statute, described exceptions and new tools to track buses.
Parents and educators urged the Clay County School Board to reconsider a recent change that extended the bus ineligibility radius from 1.5 miles to 2 miles, saying the adjustment poses safety and equity concerns as the new school year begins.
"This decision disproportionately affects our youngest students," said Dylan Hubbard, a parent, who said the change affects at least four schools (Southside Jennings, Ridgeview, Grove Park and another school he could not recall) and cited more than 50 registered sexual offenders within the two‑mile areas. "Asking children to possibly walk unaccompanied through neighborhoods where we know…
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