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Board weighs selling Reading Safari bus, buying two replacements and trialing GPS trackers
Summary
Workshop discussion covered putting the 25‑year‑old Reading Safari bus up for bid, authorizing bids for two replacement buses for 2026–27, and considering an annual‑fee plug‑in GPS tracker pilot (cited cost $2,350) for driver‑education and CTE vehicles. Staff emphasized operational needs and safety; no recorded votes were taken.
Cannon County school staff urged the board to declare the district’s 25‑year‑old Reading Safari bus surplus and put it out for bid, and asked permission to seek bids for two replacement buses that would be needed for the 2026–27 school year.
Unidentified Speaker 4 described the Safari bus as "about 25 years old now" and said it has been unused recently while incurring insurance and maintenance costs. Staff reported early…
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