Aug 16, 2011 2:39 PM
Four families learned this summer that their children would no longer be picked up by a school bus, thanks to a recent discovery that they live—just barely—within a one-mile radius of the Springs School.
Springs School Superintendent Michael Hartner said this week that in mapping out this fall’s bus routes, the head bus driver, David Baird, noticed that four families whose children had historically taken the bus lived inside the mile limit. Mr. Baird called the families and explained the situation, prompting two fathers to protest at a Springs School Board meeting on August 10.
“Leave the bus in, the way it was for 25 years,” said Patrick Brabant of Glade Road, three of whose children, ages 6 to 12, would have to walk from Glade Road to Woodbine Drive, then cross... more
Springs School Superintendent Michael Hartner said this week that in mapping out this fall’s bus routes, the head bus driver, David Baird, noticed that four families whose children had historically taken the bus lived inside the mile limit. Mr. Baird called the families and explained the situation, prompting two fathers to protest at a Springs School Board meeting on August 10.
“Leave the bus in, the way it was for 25 years,” said Patrick Brabant of Glade Road, three of whose children, ages 6 to 12, would have to walk from Glade Road to Woodbine Drive, then cross... more
