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Councilors press city on parking after BTD letter ending ticket waivers for traveling BPS staff
Summary
Boston City Council's City Services committee held a Feb. 12 hearing on parking access for traveling Boston Public Schools employees after the Office of the Parking Clerk informed school leaders it will no longer dismiss parking violations for BPS staff. Union testimony described a pilot meter-code program and urged expanded accommodations to avoid missed federally mandated special-education services.
BOSTON — Boston City Councilors pressed for answers Feb. 12 after the city—s parking office told school leaders it would stop dismissing parking violations for Boston Public Schools staff, a change union representatives and councilors said could interrupt federally mandated student services.
The City Council—s Committee on City Services opened the hearing to examine parking access for so-called —traveling— BPS employees — special-education providers, therapists, counselors, nurses and other staff who visit multiple schools in one day. Councilor Murphy, the lead sponsor of the hearing, said the panel convened to address fairness, workforce retention and operational problems that leave educators circling for limited spaces and sometimes missing scheduled sessions with students.
Johnny McGinnis of the Boston Teachers Union described a one-year pilot in which certain traveling staff receive…
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