Columbus City, Reynoldsburg City school districts scramble to solve major busing issues

Columbus City Schools and Reynoldsburg City Schools are making major changes mid-school year in attempts to fix problems with their busing.that will result in new routes, drivers, pickup and drop-off times for all district students as well as charter and nonpublic students who rely on the district for transportation. Students and parents will be told of the changes before the end of November, district officials say.

“The district is obligated to transport eligible students and cannot force parents to drive their students to school,” the district said in a statement. “If we were to cancel busing but require students to be present for in-person learning at the school buildings, we would be creating an equity issue for those students who do not have an adult available to drive them to school.”

Ohio had 18,499 active bus drivers as of Wednesday, said Ohio Department of Education spokesperson Lacey Snoke.Columbus City Schools has had 125 compliance monitoring complaints filed against the district this school year, as of Wednesday, Snoke said. Columbus City Schools previously used Versatrans, but switched to AlphaRoute software this school year.

As a result, the 38-year-old Northland resident has been forced to go from full-time to part-time at the bank where she works so she can transport her daughters.“It’s been annoying, to say the least,” Daniels said. “There probably won’t be a decent Christmas at all because everything is going to rent and utilities.”

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