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Parent urges South Colonie board to change bus drop-off practice after young child left alone
Summary
A resident told the South Colonie board that first-graders have been allowed to walk from bus stops to their homes “unattended and unsupervised,” describing a recent early drop-off where her child had to run home; the superintendent said the district will review procedures and the board referred the matter to its policy committee.
A resident of the district told the South Colonie Central School District Board of Education Nov. 12 that the district’s practice of allowing children as young as first grade to walk from a school bus to their home unattended is unsafe and should be reviewed.
“Samantha Robles, a Colony resident of nearly 30 years, said: “It is my understanding that there is a grandfathered procedure or protocol that's been adopted and implemented where children as young as first grade are allowed to walk from…
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