New Bus Schedule Not Working

To the Editor:

As the new school year begins I would like to thank the bus drivers of Newtown, especially my children’s bus driver Bill Henckel, for the super job they are doing!

Thanks to Dr Pitkoff and the Board of Education changing from a four-tier system to a three-tier system, our school children, families, and bus drivers have had to endure ever-changing pickup and drop-off times, overcrowded buses, and unbelievably long bus rides (45 to 60 minutes long!). And all of this on only the fourth day of school!

Let’s remember, come election day, that this is not the fault of transportation coordinator Mary Kelly or the bus drivers. The blame goes to the Board of Education (with the exception of Margaret Hull who wanted to keep the four-tier system), all of whom are elected officials.

Sincerely,

Janet M. McKeown

10 Hillcrest Drive, Newtown                                September 3, 2003