NAMPA — The Nampa School District has been seeking to remedy myriad issues following the chaos of Monday’s bus routes .
Monday was the first day of school for the NSD and the first day with a new bus contractor, First Student. There were major delays, confusion on routes and children that did not make it home on their assigned bus.
According to district spokesperson Matt Sizemore, the district saw improvements Tuesday.
“The improvement we witnessed in student transportation from Monday to Tuesday was truly like night and day,” he wrote in an email. “While there are still areas to refine, every aspect of Tuesday’s busing operations ran much smoother compared to the first day of school.”
According to Sizemore, most buses arrived 10 to 20 minutes earlier than on Monday. However, some buses did experience delays, which Sizemore attributed to “procedural lapses, mechanical issues, and the typical challenges that come with the first week of school.”
At Tuesday’s school board meeting, district administrators and trustees listened as parents expressed their frustrations, some berating the district for losing their children.