Conroe ISD trustees want to expand the district’s Hazardous Route Plan, but a lack of state funding has created a $27 million transportation funding gap, making expansion difficult.
The board unanimously approved the plan for the upcoming school year but agreed it needs to take a hard look at the plan to ensure the safety of children traveling to and from school.
Conroe ISD officials say rapid growth has forced the district to add more hazardous bus routes for students living near dangerous roadways, but Texas limits reimbursement for those routes to 10% of a district’s transportation allotment. As a result, the district covers most of the cost locally and plans to ask lawmakers for additional funding…