A parent presented a 52-signature petition to the Bethlehem Area School Board on Monday night, urging officials to relocate a newly assigned elementary school bus stop away from a busy state highway.
Brooke Molina told the board during its regular meeting that shifting the bus stop to Route 412 and Princeton Avenue places elementary school children in immediate danger. She asked the district to return the stop to its previous location at the bottom of Crest Avenue.
Molina said students walking to the new location must travel alongside Route 412 and cross two separate streets. She noted that large commercial vehicles, including 18-wheelers, frequently use the lane to turn…