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Board approves updated Murray Avenue and middle school schedule despite parental sleep and bus safety concerns
Summary
The board voted Feb. 18 to adopt an updated schedule aligning Murray Avenue/Lower Moreland Middle School with secondary operations to reduce bus crowding and create joint planning time, after parents urged delay for an impact study citing adolescent sleep research and bus safety concerns.
The Lower Moreland Board of School Directors approved an updated Murray Avenue and middle school schedule on Feb. 18 intended to streamline transportation, reduce overcrowded buses and provide unified planning time for secondary staff.
Dr. Best framed the change as a response to chronic transportation inefficiencies and overcrowding on shared bus runs. “We have significant overcrowding on our buses, inefficiencies, and a trickle‑down effect getting buses late to Pine Road,” she said, adding that the proposal would reduce crowding on shared runs and better align shared staff and students who take courses across buildings.
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