In less than a week, Cy-Fair ISD students will head back to the classroom, but some parents say they’re scrambling to find transportation after the district decided to make substantial cuts to their bus service.
The way it stands now, elementary students who live more than a mile away from campus will only be eligible, and for middle and high school students, that's upped to two miles.There are criteria posted on the district’s website that list exceptions to the rule, which include crossing a highway, FM road, train tracks, as well as a moderately trafficked road without a protected crossing or a safe walking path.
At Monday’s board of trustees meeting, some members were appalled by the decision to make these cuts and with very short notice. FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku and Google Android TV!"To me, that’s a failing on our part," said vice president Dr. Natalie Blasingame. "We can say we’re trustees, and we can play politics. This is not politics. This is kid’s lives and kid’s education and their safety.
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