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Parents press Great Valley for faster fix to multi-hour bus rides as district pilots foundation-funded activity bus
Summary
Multiple parents told the board that some students are spending up to two hours each way on buses after school; the superintendent described a one-year, foundation-funded pilot activity bus for high-demand elementary/5–6 attendance days and said routing and uptake will determine future plans.
Multiple parents urged the Great Valley School District board on Monday to resolve long bus rides that, they said, are leaving children exhausted and missing activities.
"What is the purpose of assigning a child to spend 2 hours on a bus every single day?" asked Tammy Johnston of Tinkerhill Lane during public comment. She said her daughter sometimes spends more than an hour on the afternoon route, describing one day when the child left the 5–6 center at about 3:10 p.m. and did not arrive home until 4:17 p.m.
The superintendent reported earlier in the meeting that the district's foundation has raised funds for a one-year pilot after-school activity bus aimed at elementary-level students and the 5–6 center. The pilot would run one day a week at schools…
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