Busing 'Error' Hits WHSD Pre-Kindergartner and Family
Building permit, class size and property assessment among other items discussed by Woodland Hills School Board.
Tammy Warfield thought everything was in place for the first day of school last week when she put her daughter on the Woodland Hills school bus and watched her ride off to pre-kindergarten. She registered her daughter for transportation last month, noting on her registration form that her 5-year-old wasn’t going to kindergarten, but to pre-kindergarten. The district transportation secretary accepted her registration form and Warfield thought she was good. At around 11:20 a.m. on the first day of school, the district called Warfield at her workplace in Moon Township to let her know her daughter would not be able to ride the bus this year. Pre-kindergarten students aren’t allowed to ride the bus. “Yep, there was an error,” said Jerry …
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Betsy Powell
12:07 am on Friday, September 7, 2012
My daughter was in Pre-K at Edgewood two years ago and it was made perfectly clear through paperwork and orientation that transportation was NOT provided for that age group. Also, children were to be dropped off and picked up at a side door of the building by a parent or guardian separate from the other grades. Again this was two years ago and I'm sure things have changed but nonetheless, how in … more ›