Board declares transportation to two nonpublic schools impractical, offers payment in lieu

The Board of Education of the Brecksville‑Broadview Heights City School District voted to declare transportation to two nonpublic schools impractical for the 2025–26 school year and offered payment in lieu of transportation.

The resolution, passed as part of Superintendent recommendations, identifies pupils at St. Barnabas and Padua Franciscan High School by name in Exhibits A and B and cites Ohio Revised Code section 3327.02. The board’s written determination said running an additional bus would cost “approximately $48,000 per year” and that the nonpublic bell schedules would force the district to re‑route routes so some district routes would exceed an hour, creating operational impracticality. The motion carried as shown in the meeting record (approved 5–0 where noted in the minutes).

Under the resolution the district will notify affected parents and the Ohio Department of Education and offer a payment in lieu of transportation consistent with state law. The resolution instructs the superintendent and treasurer or designees to send detailed notices to parents or guardians explaining the right to accept or reject the payment offer.

The action was recorded in the formal resolution text included in the meeting materials and follows the timelines and notice requirements set out in section 3327.02 of the Revised Code. The board did not adopt a separate bus or route change as part of the vote; rather, the written finding and the payment offer were approved for the listed students.