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School board discusses bus contractor insurance, facilities requests and property matters
Summary
Board members examined options to reduce bus-contractor insurance costs — including moving contractors to county insurance with a deductible — reviewed facility and easement requests, and discussed appraisals and potential purchase of the Dismukes property as a future school site.
Rutherford County School Board members devoted an extended portion of their work session to transportation and operational matters, focusing on contractor insurance costs, a string of facilities requests and two property matters under consideration.
Transportation staff reported receipt of a voluntary termination notice from a contractor (Mindy Patterson) for bus 251, which created a fourth open route to be reissued to bidders. The termination prompted a broader discussion among board members about the district’s model for contracting student-transportation routes and the large variances in contractors’ insurance and loss‑run costs.
One board member, who identified himself as the bus liaison,…
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