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Resident urges change to Betsy Lane crosswalk to restore hazardous busing eligibility for local children

3413730 · May 20, 2025
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Summary

A resident told council a pedestrian‑activated crosswalk at Betsy and Oriole may disqualify nearby students from hazardous busing under school district policy; councilwoman Janae Butler asked staff to add the item to the June 3 agenda for review.

At the May 20 meeting a Murphy resident, Robert Flanagan of 550 Cedarville Trail, urged the city to modify the pedestrian‑activated crosswalk on Betsy Lane at Oriole to restore eligibility for hazardous school bussing for neighborhood elementary students.

Flanagan told council that under Plano ISD policy and the state administrative code, students who live within two miles generally do not receive bussing unless a location is…

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