COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — Columbus City Schools assured families its transportation team is ready for the new year, but some parents have concerns.
Franklin County’s largest school district is Columbus City Schools. According to its last Board of Education meeting, its bus charter system is larger than COTA, the Central Ohio Transit Authority.
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“Our transportation team is ready for the opening of schools,” Interim Executive Director of Communications Jacqueline Bryant said. “98% of our transportation-eligible students are already routed for the 2024-2025 school year.”
Students may be routed, but many have voiced displeasure and confusion with the routes. One parent told NBC4 his son was assigned a bus stop 1.7 miles from their home, despite a much closer stop existing for the exact same route. To get there, the student would have to walk roughly half an hour along two roads without sidewalks and cross a major road.
When the parent called Columbus City Schools to request a transfer to a closer stop on the same route, he was told they would not make any changes until October.