West Bend district delays elementary route-time changes after community feedback
Following consultant analysis, the board accepted staff’s recommendation to delay a three-tier bus-routing change for 2026–27 so families and staff can prepare; the delay leaves ongoing late-bus issues at two schools for another year while the district studies alignment options for 2027–28.
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At the June 8 meeting, transportation staff updated trustees on a routing study intended to resolve chronic end-of-day lateness at Silverbrook and Badger. Administration described a recommended three-tier system that would bus high school students first, reuse buses for middle/intermediate routes, and then bus elementary students — a change that requires aligning Fair Park Elementary’s start time with other elementary schools and likely extending the elementary day.
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