Houston ISD is starting up next week, leading to transportation concerns
Faith Braverman, Digital Content Producer
School busses are parked at the Austin Independent School District bus center on July 10, 2020 in Sunset Valley. The Texas Electric School Bus Project, a nonprofit organization that advocates for electric school buses, estimates that somewhere between 13 and 20 electric school buses are on the road in Texas and approximately 170 additional buses have been ordered. (Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune, Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune)
HOUSTON – Houston Independent School District officially kicks off the school year on August 12, but many parents are trying to figure out how to get their children to their classrooms.
On July 23, HISD announced they were making cuts to 85 bus routes to better accommodate students participating in the school choice program. These students attend a school they’re not zoned to, and HISD is one of the only districts in the region to transport them. They hope the bus route changes will reduce costs and ride times for these students.
This has left parents not participating in the program with just a few weeks to come up with another way to make sure their child is able to get to school on time.
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