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Parents urge Williamsville school board to revise bus-stop policy over safety concerns
Summary
Multiple parents told the Williamsville Central School District board that recent strict enforcement of Policy 57-10 has moved stops away from homes, forcing young children to walk on streets without sidewalks; commenters asked the board to restore driver/parent flexibility or allow house-to-house service on certain streets.
Multiple parents urged the Williamsville Central School District Board of Education to amend its bus-stop policy, saying rigid enforcement this year has created daily safety risks for children.
At the board's public comment period, Whitney Wilde said the district's strict adherence to Policy 57-10 has removed the informal flexibility that allowed bus drivers and parents to locate safer stops near children's homes. "Children as young as 5 are required to walk along a road that has no sidewalks and that has traffic that often does not adhere to posted speed limits," Wilde said. She asked the board to "trust your drivers and parents to work together to determine sensible…
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