Bussing...a NON issue?
At the Hopewell Valley Regional school board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 22 school board members Aaron Tellier and James Wulf pushed to have hazardous busing service reinstated.
But members opposed to hazardous busing said that they had not heard enough negative feedback from residents about the cancellation.
I seem to remember that parents were in an uproar over the cancellation of hazardous busing. The Pennington Police even agreed to place an officer at Route 31 and Delaware Avenue during school start and end times to protect the children who are now forced to cross the potentially dangerous intersection.
What do you think about this?
Are Mr. Tellier and Mr. Wulf on to something here, or are Hopewell Valley residents OK with the way busing was handled this year?
But members opposed to hazardous busing said that they had not heard enough negative feedback from residents about the cancellation.
I seem to remember that parents were in an uproar over the cancellation of hazardous busing. The Pennington Police even agreed to place an officer at Route 31 and Delaware Avenue during school start and end times to protect the children who are now forced to cross the potentially dangerous intersection.
What do you think about this?
Are Mr. Tellier and Mr. Wulf on to something here, or are Hopewell Valley residents OK with the way busing was handled this year?
posted by Janine Logue, Pennington Post Editor at
11:53 AM
1 Comments:
It is absolutely outrageous that Ms. Mitchell, Judy Karp and others would indicate that they've not heard from parents upset about this issue. One only has to go to www.hvcusp.org and read the countless articles and letters from upset parents therein to see that this is absolutely false. Indeed, Ms. Mitchell herself stated during the recorded School Board session that she has been approached by parents regarding this topic on numerous occasions -- those who recognize that it's a thorny issue, and who (gee, what a surprise), allegedly sympathize with her.
I urge all those who still feel passionately about this topic – so critical to the safety of our children – to send Ms. Mitchell an email at: lmitchell@hvrsd.k12.nj.us ASAP. Let the School Board know that people still care, and that hazardous busing should be reinstated immediately.
If you supported Jim Wulf and Aaron Tellier during the last election precisely because Ms. Mitchell, Ms. Karp and others on the School Board seem unconcerned about the safety of the very people they are sworn to protect -- our children -- then you know what you have to do this election: Vote Karp and the rest of the old guard out.
It’s time for a change...again. Wulf and Tellier can’t do it on their own. They are still a minority and every time they try and raise this issue, they’re shouted down.
Three new School Board members will be voted in this spring. Let’s make sure that they’re the kind of candidates who put our children’s safety first...before new playing fields, bloated legal bills and sweetheart deals for former bureaucrats.
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