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Residents urge Pennsauken board to revisit bus-stop changes, citing student safety
Summary
During general public comment, multiple residents asked the Pennsauken Board to reverse recent bus-stop changes and to relocate stops closer to students’ homes, citing safety concerns; the board did not record a formal response or vote on the requests.
Several Pennsauken residents used the public-comment period at the April 21 board meeting to raise concerns about recent changes to bus stops and student safety.
Rosemary Garrick told the board she wanted her son’s bus stop changed back to the original stop because of safety issues. Pamela Diggs also asked the district to move bus stops closer to students’ homes, citing safety concerns; Sherman Diggs echoed those concerns. The transcript records those comments but does not record a formal board vote or an on-the-record staff commitment to change routes or stops.
Mat Sax, president of the Pennsauken Education Association, offered condolences to Superintendent Dr. James Bevere on the loss of his father and commended the board for its vision and improvements. Elizabeth Lavine, a resident, also commended the board’s direction.
The public record in the meeting minutes shows the comments were heard and the board closed the public-comment period; no public-action item appears in the minutes directing staff to change routes or stops.
