Kentucky’s largest school district is scheduled to return elementary students to school following chaotic busing problems on the first day
Kentucky’s largest school district is scheduled to return elementary students to school Friday, more than a week after classes were canceled because ofJefferson County Schools, a public district with more than 90,000 students, drew up new bus routes and staggered school start times under a new plan that officials hoped would alleviate issues caused by driver shortages.
Instead, it led to a shutdown of schools for more than a week. Officials decided to return elementary and middle school students on Friday and high school students Monday.District officials apologized to outraged parents after the bus disruptions and pledged to add resources to help with delays. Despite the quick fixes, school officials told parents in a note Thursday that they “expect some buses may drop children off at stops later than expected.” They also encouraged parents who can make alternate transportation arrangements to do so. The district has about 65,000 bus riders.Some of the blame has been heaped on a contractor the district hired to redraw its bus route maps.
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