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School committee approves shift to three-tier bus schedule to curb chronic delays
Summary
After weeks of parents’ complaints about repeated late buses, the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District voted unanimously to move to a three-tier transportation schedule for the 2025–26 school year and directed staff to pursue short-term fixes for the rest of the year.
The Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District School Committee voted 7–0 on Jan. 9 to commit to a three-tier bus schedule beginning with the 2025–26 school year, a change the district’s transportation vendor says will reduce projected operating costs and ease chronic afternoon delays.
Parents had urged faster relief during the meeting’s public-comment period. “Twenty‑five minutes late was my daughter’s bus today,” parent Sean Thatcher told the committee, describing anxiety and missed activities caused by unpredictable pickup times.
The district’s contracted transportation representative told the committee the current two‑tier system depends on 33 regular routes…
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