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Parent warns proposed athletics transport policy could open district to liability
Summary
During audience comment May 22, parent Sean King criticized an athletic-department proposal to bus students to games but require parents to transport students home, saying it "will open up the district to liability, and will not end up saving money," and suggesting cutting low-participation sports instead.
At the May 22 meeting, audience member Sean King objected to a proposed athletics-transportation plan that would bus students to games but require parents to transport students home beginning in the 2025–26 school year. King said the proposal "will open up the district to liability, and will not end up saving money," and urged the district to consider cutting low-participation sports to reduce costs instead.
Minutes list King’s comment under audience communications; the board did not record a formal response or vote on the athletic-transportation proposal in the meeting minutes. The entry indicates the athletic department had proposed this change as a cost-saving measure, and community members raised liability and equity concerns in response. The board has not placed the transportation proposal on the public agenda for a recorded vote in these minutes.
