SCHOOL DISTRICT: Bus routes aren’t safe

District, Idaho Department of Education and Coeur d’Alene School District Trustees:

I am extremely concerned about your new changes to bus routes in the Coeur d’Alene area. I am a lifelong resident of Coeur d’Alene and graduated from CHS. These new changes are dangerous and not even reasonable. I have four grandchildren affected by your new bus routes. Trustees please meet me at 7:15 a.m. and lets walk together from the furthest point of Thomas Hill Drive (east of 15th Street next to the mountain) to Coeur d’Alene High School. We will wear back packs with a minimum of 15 pounds of books too! Lets turnaround and walk home at 2:45 when its 90 degrees in September! And for fun, lets put our boots on and walk through the icy streets and snow when its 20 degrees again.

I have voted YES for every levy, I have trusted you to make good decisions for the students of Coeur d’Alene School District. Please reconsider your bus routes. And finally, Trustees: Do you have children in school? Please have them walk this route to school. Safety should always be First. Do not blame this on a lack of funding. Reevaluate your bus routes. Walk the routes you expect young children to walk! I am very concerned! 

PATTY ROMERO

Lifelong resident

Coeur d’Alene