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Blanchester board declares transportation impractical for eight students, offers payment-in-lieu
Summary
The board adopted a resolution under Ohio law declaring it impractical to transport eight students to selected nonpublic schools for the 2024–25 year and offered payment-in-lieu of transportation; the superintendent recommended the action and the board recorded statutory factors considered.
The Blanchester Board of Education on May 19 adopted a resolution, recommended by Superintendent Randy Dunlap, declaring it impractical to provide district transportation for eight students who selected nonpublic schools for the 2024–2025 school year and offering parents or guardians payment-in-lieu of transportation as provided under Ohio law.
The board’s resolution cites Ohio Revised Code §3327 and states the district considered the statutory factors in R.C. §3327.02, including the time and distance required to provide transportation, number of pupils to be transported, relative cost of providing transportation (equipment, maintenance, personnel and administration), whether similar service is provided to other pupils, whether the additional service would unavoidably disrupt existing schedules, and whether other reimbursable transportation types are available.
The attachment to the resolution lists eight students and the nonpublic schools they selected: Wilmington Christian Academy, Milford Christian Academy and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. The superintendent recommended adoption after evaluating other available options; the board approved the resolution as presented.
The resolution offers payment-in-lieu to the parents or guardians of the named students. The board did not discuss specific payment amounts or schedules at the meeting.
