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Parent tells Pennridge board unsafe bus stop injured her son, demands immediate action
Summary
A parent told the board she submitted more than 400 documented warnings about an unmonitored, dangerous bus stop where her son was injured and approached by strangers; she demanded relocation, confirmation of an investigation, and proof of corrective decisions.
During public comment at the April board meeting, parent Crystal Costley said she had submitted more than 400 documented warnings about unsafe conditions at her son’s school bus stop and accused the district of failing to act.
Costley said the stop is unmonitored, lacks cameras, and has traffic hazards; she alleged her son "has already been injured" and that students have been "approached by strangers during 2-hour delays." She demanded immediate action: relocate her son’s stop back to their home, confirm that incidents were investigated and provide documentation supporting the decisions.
Board policy 903 was invoked during the public-comment announcement to set the three-minute limit and public-comment rules. The transcript does not record a district response to Costley’s demands during the public-comment period, and there is no on-the-record confirmation in the meeting minutes that an investigation or corrective action was initiated at that time.
The board proceeded to the consent calendar and subsequent agenda items; Costley’s statement remained an unresolved public-safety allegation by the end of the session.
Next steps: Costley requested confirmation and documentation; the district did not provide a recorded response in the meeting transcript. The issue may be followed up by the transportation office or at a future board meeting.
