The Brief
- On Monday, Cy Fair ISD approved a budget that increases teacher pay and brings back bus routes.
- Families respond to the return of bus routes, including one mom whose daughter was hit after the routes were removed earlier in the school year.
- Cy Fair ISD shares details on the budget breakdown.
CYPRESS, Texas – On Monday, Cy-Fair ISD approved a $1.2 billion budget that increases pay for all staff but also brings back bus transportation for all students within CyFair ISD– leaving some parents feeling relieved – including one father who has been at the forefront of the fight regarding bus transportation since the beginning.
Frustrated Cy-Fair ISD parents
What they’re saying:
“When this first started, we found out our daughter had to cross two very dangerous four-lane roads. The speed limit is 45, but people are traveling upwards of 60, and it’s almost unbelievable when we first heard it,” said Jarred Hostetler. “At the same time, you know, as the year went on, we started seeing children getting hit. It made the stress and worries even worse.”
For Sherlaundra Hall, her fears became a reality earlier this year after some bus routes were reduced, and her child was hit by a car after having to walk to school.…