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Public commenter alleges dishonesty, service gaps in Bonita Unified transportation operations
Summary
At the Jan. 8 meeting a public commenter, identified as Don, praised campus volunteers but accused the district's transportation director of a "lack of honesty," said four elementary schools are no longer served and warned of large outsourcing costs; no management response was recorded in the public session.
At the Bonita Unified Board meeting on Jan. 8, a public commenter who identified himself as Don praised volunteers and school staff for cleaning campuses after recent storms, then raised extended concerns about the district’s transportation operations and management.
Don told the board: "There's a lack of honesty, that takes place out there," and said he had raised the issue repeatedly. He referenced "board policy 43 1 9.21 paragraph d" and alleged a breakdown in negotiations, describing an instance where a referenced document was denied knowledge by a third party: "...she said that, the CHP wanted this DBI art form... he told me he had no idea what I was bleak talking about." He told trustees that four elementary schools "do not even get serviced anymore for the home to school" routes and said he had been told the reason was "low participation."
Don also raised staffing and outsourcing concerns, saying the district has paid for outsourced transportation services and mechanical outsourcing and that, "when I start telling you the numbers when we go forth, you're gonna be amazed. It's a tremendous amount of money." He told the board he will "come back every month" with additional documents and figures he said he has collected.
No Bonita Unified management team member responded during the public-comment period, and the transcript records no immediate reply from trustees beyond acknowledgment. The chair later asked if anyone from the Bonita Unified management team was present; the transcript records "No."
The commenter named specific staff and roles in his praise of volunteers and campus cleanup, and cited a board policy number as the procedural basis for his concern. The transcript does not contain financial figures, detailed documentation of the alleged incidents, or any formal staff response; those details were not provided in the public record at the meeting.
The board has scheduled its next regular meeting for Feb. 5, 2025, where the commenter said he intends to return with further specifics. District staff or trustees who wish to respond could be expected to do so at a subsequent public meeting or via the superintendent’s office before then.
