PAPILLION, Neb. (KMTV) – Parents say the district’s current policy, which doesn’t provide busing to secondary students living within four miles of their school, creates safety and logistical challenges for families.
- Papillion La Vista parents are urging the school board to expand busing options for secondary students.
- Under the current policy, secondary students living within four miles of their school are not provided busing; expanding coverage for middle schoolers beyond two miles would cost $1 million per year.
- Parents say they will continue pushing for change and are calling for a formal busing study to reevaluate the district’s transportation policy.
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Parents in the Papillion La Vista School District are calling on the school board to expand busing options for secondary students, citing safety concerns and challenges for working and military families.
Neighbor Stefanie Barton first brought the concerns to the school board, and other parents have since joined her effort…