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Parents object as school board approves meeting-point pickup plan for some routes
Summary
After public comment, the Buchanan County school board voted to follow the transportation director’s recommendation to replace some centralized pickups with specified meeting points (Rockhouse, Slight Creek, Russell Prater and a gravel lot). Parents raised safety and timing concerns; the board approved the director’s recommendation.
Parents and community members told the board proposed changes to bus pickups could make it harder for students to attend their current schools and create safety challenges in unstaffed meeting areas. A public commenter described the practical difficulty: “we're just trying to figure out how we can get our son on the bus,” and said the family previously relied on a direct…
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