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Parents press Monongalia board over bus pickups, cite regulatory stops and safety
Summary
Several parents described long, dark walks to bus stops and the absence of pickup on their roads. A resident cited Title 126, Series 92 sections on eligibility and stop placement; the board moved to discuss transportation at the next meeting.
Residents told the Monongalia County Schools board on Oct. 28 that some students lack safe bus service near their homes and that the district's stop locations force long walks on roads without sidewalks or lighting.
Ralph LaRue, who said he has lived in the county 46 years, told the board his son must walk about two miles on a dirt road to reach a bus stop and that he has lost work because he must drive the child to school. "It's just not safe for me or him to be walking on that road," LaRue said, citing lack of lights and…
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