Parents in Nampa are voicing frustrations at a school board meeting after the first week of school saw issues with transportation for students. The first round of route changes comes August 27.
( Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)
August 20, the second day of school, saw parents show up to a Nampa School board meeting in droves to express their frustrations with the transportation situation after the school district switched bus companies with just six weeks before the first day.
Parents shared concerns over transfer buses for high schoolers, fewer bus stops and routes through neighborhoods, a walking distance to school of 1.5 miles, to lost children.
“…my son whose 8 years old. I waited for the bus. He was not on the bus. He was missing for an hour, my 8 year old son was missing for an hour. Gone. And he walked a mile,” one parent told.
The District is preparing to implement new routes on Tuesday. Drivers will continue to be instrumental in developing and refining new routes.