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Bedford City School Board hears transportation update as parents press for crossing guards and bus routes
Summary
Transportation staff told the board that service reductions were driven by driver shortages, finances and costs for transporting nonpublic schools; staff described a new bus-tracking app, expanded hiring and training plans, and possible use of vans to cover short routes. Parents pressed for crossing guards and information about lost buses.
Transportation became the central focus of the meeting after several parents raised safety concerns about students walking to school and losing bus service. At the start of the presentation, Stephanie Taber, the district’s transportation supervisor, said, “Our level of service has changed due to multiple reasons,” and listed finances, manpower and the cost of transporting students who attend nonpublic schools as principal drivers of recent route changes.
Danielle Henderson, the transportation specialist, described a new parent-facing bus-tracking system. “We have a new app that the parent will be able to follow the bus and see where the bus is,” Henderson said, adding…
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