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Parents, military families urge Papillion La Vista schools to study expanded middle/high‑school busing
Summary
Multiple parents and military‑connected families told the school board that middle- and high-school students living nearly four miles from campus lack safe, reliable transportation and demanded a transparent study and public timeline for expanded busing. Speakers said internal notes, not a formal analysis, informed the district’s prior public statements.
Three-sentence lede: At the March 9 Papillion La Vista Community Schools Board of Education meeting, four speakers pressed the district to produce a transparent analysis and timeline for expanded middle- and high-school bus service, saying families face unsafe crossings and inconsistent access. Nut graf: Commenters—Angie Cantrell, Stephanie Barton, Angie Fair (active‑duty family), and Rebecca Baruth—said the district has told media expanded busing is not viable but provided only undated internal slides and subcommittee minutes, not a formal study; they urged the board to align policy with safety and its Purple Star military‑family designation.
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