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Parent tells North Hills board that contracted bus missed middle-school pickup, leaving students stranded

North Hills Board of Education · April 24, 2026
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Summary

At public comment a parent, Tori Veil Volbrecht, said contracted buses failed to pick up a middle-school boys volleyball team on April 21, 2026, alleging drivers went to the wrong school and that students aged 12–13 waited without phones or concessions; she asked the district for a written explanation by email.

At the public-comment portion of the April 23 meeting, Tori Veil Volbrecht described a late pickup by the district’s contracted busing company on April 21 that left middle-school boys volleyball players waiting unsupervised for an extended period.

Volbrecht told the board the scheduled pickup time at Penn Middle School was 6:00 p.m.; the buses did not arrive until about 7:45 p.m., and students did…

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