Cy-Fair ISD Restores School Bus Routes After Student Safety Concerns

Restoration of School Bus Routes

• 🚌 Cy-Fair ISD has reinstated some school bus routes starting Monday, a move that impacts students at campuses like Truit Middle School.
• 💡 This restoration comes after the district initially cut 79 bus routes last summer, affecting approximately 29,000 students.
• ⚠️ The decision to restore routes follows reports of several students being injured while walking or biking to and from school.

Ongoing Route Reductions and Safety

• 📍 While some routes are back, about 63 routes remain eliminated, leaving roughly 29,000 students to find their own transportation.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents, like one interviewed dad, express support for the buses returning, emphasizing the need for safe student transport.
• 🛣️ Concerns are raised about the dangers students face walking along streets to reach their schools.

Eligibility and Financial Rationale

• 📏 Current eligibility for bus service requires students to live more than one mile from their elementary school or more than two miles from their middle or high school.
• 💰 The initial cuts were made by the school district to save nearly $5 million in operational costs.
• 🎯 The district confirmed that certain students would regain access to bus routes for the 2024-2025 school year.