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Parents press East Ramapo over hour‑long afternoon bus rides; district says real‑time tracking "was never turned on" and aims for GPS by Sept. 1, 2026
Summary
A parent told the board afternoon bus rides can take about an hour; district staff said the app's tracking feature "was never turned on," explained GPS and vendor constraints, and said routed fleet vendors are expected to support GPS integrated with the district's system by Sept. 1, 2026.
A parent during public comment urged the East Ramapo board to address lengthy afternoon bus rides, saying her child's school day ends at 5:30 p.m. but students are not dropped off until about 6:30 p.m. and that some buses lack seats.
"An hour or more on the bus ride every day is not reasonable," the parent said, and asked the district to add buses or revise routing for overlapping areas around nonpublic…
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