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St. Martin Parish board moves to replace buses and pilot routing transponder; debate over air conditioning and spares
Summary
Board members and transportation staff recommended purchasing five replacement buses and two spares after losing two vehicles; staff said a transponder routing program is being implemented but will take up to a year to optimize, and trustees debated whether to require air conditioning in new buses.
Transportation staff told the St. Martin Parish School Board on May 20 that the district needs to replace aging and unsafe buses and recommended purchasing five regular buses and two spare vehicles.
"We lost 2 buses in our fleet so we need some numbers on 5 regular buses and 2 spare buses," a transportation staff member said, citing incidents and equipment failures that left teams stranded and buses unsafe to operate.
Board members discussed specifications…
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