COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two Central Ohio students are forced to get a ride nearly a mile to their bus stop and with school in session for nearly one month, there has been no change to the route.
Linda Little says the bus stop for her children is an .8 miles from their home when it's supposed to be a half-mile. She has called the Transportation Department of Columbus City Schools but has waited a month to get the stop moved closer to home.
She says a friend drops the kids off at the stop at Sharon Woods Blvd. and Fairhaven Road. Last year, the stop was at Meander Drive and Johnanne Street, which is half a mile from their house.
Columbus City Schools says parents who want to change their bus stop must fill out a change form, which is available at each school in the district.
A spokesman for CCS says Little returned her form August 24, after the June 15 deadline and that changes are acted upon on a first-come, first-served basis.
Little has quite a few people ahead of her on the list, so the change may not take effect for a couple of weeks.
Her children attend St. James the Less, but Columbus City Schools provide their transportation. Parents whose children do not attend CCS schools but use the district's buses can still pick up bus stop change forms at any neighborhood school in Columbus.
If there is no school bus available to transport a child parents are eligible to receive up to $170 per year as a reimbursement for transportation costs. For more information, call CCS Transportation at 614-365-5074.
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