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Parents tell board repeated bus no‑shows left autistic kindergartner late and waiting in the rain
Summary
A Riverview Elementary parent told trustees that repeated morning no‑show or late buses and a lack of parent notification have caused missed instructional minutes for her autistic son; she asked the board for direct follow-up and better communication from the district’s transportation contractor.
Melissa Brooks, a Riverview Elementary parent, told the Corona‑Norco Unified School District board about a series of transportation failures affecting her kindergarten son, who is in a special‑education classroom. Brooks said morning service has been “one disappointment after another,” including buses that did not show and repeated late arrivals that caused her son to miss instruction.
Brooks said she had previously contacted Director of Transportation Leroy Welch and received no response until she elevated the issue to student‑services administrators. She described…
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