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Board declares transportation impractical for certain nonpublic schools, offers payment in lieu
Summary
The board adopted a resolution declaring transportation impractical for specific attendees of Birchwood School of Hawken and St. Ignatius for 2025-26, citing bell-schedule conflicts and a projected $48,000 annual cost to run an extra bus; the board directed staff to notify families and offer payment in lieu of transportation.
On Oct. 13 the board passed a resolution declaring it impractical to provide transportation to certain students attending Birchwood School of Hawken and St. Ignatius for the 2025-26 school year. The resolution cites factors the board considered under Ohio Revised Code 3327.02: time and distance, the number of pupils (two students listed for Birchwood), cost to operate an additional bus (estimated about $48,000 per year), and conflicts with the districts bell schedule that would lengthen existing routes.
The resolution requires the Superintendent and Treasurer to notify affected parents and the Ohio Department of Education and to offer payment in lieu of transportation. The board recorded the affected pupil names in exhibits appended to the resolution and approved the motion 4-0.
