Schools Across NEK Suspend Bus Services

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Created on Wednesday, 14 April 2021 01:07
Written by John Habershaw

NEK - Schools across the North East Kingdom, cancelled their bus services after the Vermont Department of Health informed them that they are investigating a possible COVID outbreak amoung staff at Butler Bus Company.

     With short notice, parents or care givers with children going to school in Lyndon, Danville, St. Johnsbury, and the Kingdom East School District found out on Saturday, that they would have to figure out different means to drop off and pick up their children throughout the week. It wasn't just parents and care givers who had to prepare for the sudden change, the principals and school officials had to prep for the sudden influx of cars that would be arriving for the week.

 

     Amy Gale, Principal at Lyndon Town School stated "We put together a notice and a plan explaining to the parents the changes that we were going to have to put into place to help things go smoothley." Those plans that were put into place were by spliting up the students last names and having different pick up and drop off times for the two groups. With the sudden change during the week Principal Gale expected some students wouldn't be able to attend class in person, and they planned ahead for that situation, "that's definitley an issue for some parents and we are very aware of that, we are very sorry that this situation came upon us all. What we are very interested in is that our students are actively doing some schoolwork." 

     The final decision on when the bus service returns, and when parents or caregivers wont need to make two daily trips to the school, will depend on the results of the state health department and their investigation.