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Policy committee debates bus opt-out timing, routing limits and sidewalk gaps
Summary
Committee members and district staff discussed whether moving the bus opt-out notice earlier or changing messaging could reduce runs, while staff explained routing limits from tiered schedules and town responsibility for sidewalks.
The Cheshire School District policy committee spent sizable time reviewing transportation routing, the timing of parent bus opt-outs and how missing sidewalks affect safe stop selection.
A parent at the meeting urged the district to move the opt-out notification earlier than mid-July and to explain community impacts — arguing that “August opting out is too late in the game” (Speaker 5). District transportation staff responded that the district’s routing depends on PowerSchool enrollment…
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