Lee County School District will restrict school choice to reduce bus ride times. This decision affects 1,316 high school students out of 30,427. The board reviewed a transportation plan this week that tackles students boarding buses before 4 a.m. and enduring rides stretching past two hours.
The proposed solution applies a 90% attendance threshold in subzones for bus services. When 90% or more of a school’s enrollment comes from two subzones, only those areas receive buses. Barrier islands are exempt.
“We recognize that causes a real challenge from a choice and transportation standpoint,” Deputy Superintendent Dr. Ken Savage said, according to Cape Coral Breeze. “That’s a very limited resource that we expand in that effort.”…