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Ridgewood parents urge board not to cut 'courtesy' busing for hazardous routes
Summary
Families on Undercliff and nearby streets told the board that ending courtesy busing would force young children to cross busy roads and train tracks, and asked the district to retain the W9 route or provide crossing guards. District officials said route letters and policy clarifications are forthcoming and that hazardous‑route criteria will be reviewed.
Residents of the Undercliff and Willard neighborhoods urged the Ridgewood Board of Education not to end courtesy busing for routes that community members have long considered hazardous.
Several parents told the board the W9 route that serves Undercliff, North Maple and nearby streets has been classified as hazardous for decades, with dangerous crossings that include two crossings of Glenn Avenue or, for a shorter route, an open…
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