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Parents urge Paramount Unified to fix transportation and special‑education practices
Summary
Several parents told the board that a new contractor’s service caused traffic, safety problems and inconsistent drivers, and multiple parents said special‑education transportation and IEP participation have been inadequate; they asked the district to review routes, driver verification, and special‑needs accommodations.
Several parents and caregivers told the Paramount Unified School District board on Nov. 12 that recent changes to student transportation have created safety and stability problems — particularly for students with special needs.
“Sometime in October my two older boys were left at Mark Keppel,” parent Brenda Dorit said, describing an incident in which a contracted driver left students at a pickup point. “Luckily I was there within two minutes.”
Sylvia Diaz said the new vendor’s vehicles sometimes arrive in groups of 11 or 12 cars and create congestion near campus, and that the change had harmed her son’s learning by disrupting routines. Another parent, Amanda Reyes, said her daughters with…
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