AMERICAN FORK, Utah ( ABC4 ) — Families of students in the Alpine School District — which is the largest school district in the state of Utah — have brought up concerns about overcrowded school buses in recent weeks.
Some videos taken by students have shown kids sitting on the floor of the bus while on their way home. Other students have told their parents that they had to sit on other students’ laps.
Kayla Craver’s younger brother is a high schooler in the Alpine School District and has shown her videos he took of the overcrowding. Craver said the situation is “shocking and it’s scary,” and said she has reached out to the district about the situation.
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“He told me that that’s not happening, that their cameras work very well on the bus, and that it is not an issue that they’ve experienced,” Craver told NewsNation affiliate KTVX.
The school district issued a statement, saying it transports 20,000 students each day. The district said it aims to run its buses “at capacity” and transport as many students as possible “to make the most of our resources.”