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Board hears Safe Schools, security upgrades and transportation issues as district plans for 2025
Summary
The board received updates on security measures including VEIL event-ticketing, new ID vests, field lights and camera expansions; discussed bus routing challenges, late buses and driver shortages; and considered a Clover Bank pickup loop for improved safety.
District staff told the Frontier Central School District board on Dec. 17 that the Safe Schools committee is advancing several security and operational measures for after-hours events and athletics while transportation leaders flagged driver shortages and late-bus timing issues.
Safe Schools update: The district will test and expand a VEIL event-ticketing system at middle- and high-school night events to better track attendees; some buildings piloted electronic tickets for entry. The district also purchased bright-colored identification vests for event staff, added cameras to athletic fields, and evaluated additional access-control (“valve”) systems for elementary buildings. Administrators said these changes aim to improve who is in buildings during events and to streamline event entry and exits.
Transportation and buses: The district reported continuing bus-driver shortages and a discussion of run structures (previously multiple runs, currently a different run pattern) and the possibility of outsourcing some runs if drivers cannot be found. Board members and residents in a committee meeting suggested parents or taxpayers might be willing to support additional dedicated late buses for students staying after school for academic intervention so students do not have to wait several hours for late runs. The administration advised that outsourcing runs raises labor and union issues and that any changes would need to be reflected in budget discussions.
Clover Bank loop: Trustees discussed creating a pickup/drop-off loop at Clover Bank Elementary to replace a cramped parking configuration that currently requires backing out of spaces. Some trustees recalled earlier community opposition to cutting trees for a loop; a facilities suggestion was to use adjacent grass area to create a loop minimizing tree removal.
Board members said these safety and transportation items will be factors in budget deliberations and in planning for the 2025–26 school year.
