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Parents press Skokie SD 68 on bus safety and school meals during public comments
Summary
Parents raised concerns about the quality of school meals and the safety of bus stops; one parent cited FOIA results showing 10 tickets in 12 months for drivers passing stopped buses and suggested cameras as a possible enforcement tool.
Two parents used the public comment period to raise operational concerns. Pete Dagger praised early childhood staff and suggested ways for parents to sample or purchase school meals; he also pressed for stronger enforcement around stopped-school-bus violations and proposed partnerships with the village police or installing cameras on buses.
Dagger cited a Freedom of Information Act request for local enforcement data, reporting that “in the past previous 12 months, only 10 tickets were issued for driving past a stopped school bus,” and asked the district to coordinate with the village and police to improve safety at bus stops. The board accepted the comment and said staff would follow up as appropriate.
