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School board approves use of district vehicles for upcoming Discovery 21 trip after charter buses proved unaffordable
Summary
After parents raised safety and transparency concerns, the Ottumwa Comm School District board approved temporary use of district vans and SUVs for student travel while staff searches for charter alternatives and funding options.
The Ottumwa Comm School District board on Thursday approved a resolution allowing district vans and SUVs to be used for student educational trips through the 2025–26 school year after leaders said charter buses proved financially unworkable for the upcoming Discovery 21 trip.
Parent Taryn Ferguson told the board she was alarmed to learn only days before the trip that students would be transported in vans and Suburbans rather than a charter bus included in the trip materials. "What is this for? This is all for the enhanced safety of their passengers," Ferguson…
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