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Parents press Kenston Local board over bus routes, overcrowding and communication
Summary
Multiple parents at Kenston Local’s Sept. 15 meeting urged the board to fix long, crowded bus routes, unsafe drop‑off stops and poor communication after a chaotic start to the school year; the superintendent said administrators are actively testing adjustments and will report back to families.
At the Sept. 15 meeting of the Kenston Local School District Board of Education, a string of parents told trustees that transportation problems have left students on buses too long, riding on crowded routes and sometimes arriving home early without notice.
"Our bus route is 24 miles long for our students," said Julian Smith, an Auburn Township parent, describing routes he called excessively long and noting one parent timed a 39‑minute trip around the route without stops. Smith told the board he has seen buses operate with "three to a seat," adding that middle‑school students sometimes carry large instruments that complicate seating and safety.
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