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Parents and a bus driver press district for clearer communication and safety action after February bus incident
Summary
A parent and a bus driver asked DeWitt Public Schools to improve transportation communication and bus safety after an incident Feb. 27 left students delayed and distressed.
A DeWitt parent and a district bus driver raised safety and communication concerns at the board meeting about an incident on Feb. 27 that left students delayed and distressed.
Parent Amber Covington described receiving minimal notification the day her child’s bus was 30–45 minutes late and said the initial communication she received was vague: "They said there was a student ... everyone's okay," she said, and the lack of detail left parents unprepared to talk with children about what they had witnessed. Covington asked the board to review transportation policies, incident training for drivers and how the district notifies families about delays and emergencies.
Bus driver Dennis Kowalski described the…
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