Suffolk BOE Votes To Expand Bus Route After Facing Parent Backlash

LINDENHURST, NY — The Lindenhurst Board of Education voted on a new policy Wednesday night to amend their bus transportation system, one month after parents said their children were ineligible to ride the school bus.

After several audits, the district determined that 110 out of 5,700 students in the were considered ineligible to ride the bus, due to their proximity to schools. In a letter to families, Superintendent Anthony Davidson wrote that the district could lose state funding if they continued busing kids who are not eligible.

However, multiple parents expressed frustrations last month, saying that despite being close to schools, their children had to walk through dangerous, high-traffic areas.

At Wednesday's meeting, the board voted to have moved the end points of the middle school and high school to one single end point at the main entrance door, intending to make more students eligible to ride the bus, News 12 said.

Parents will soon be told about expanded eligibility through email, the parent portal and letters. If they are denied, they can appeal the decision, News 12 said.

If parents are denied, they can appeal the decision.