Based in Lafayette, Indiana

Based in Lafayette, Indiana

LSC pulls plug on start/dismissal changes for next school year

School board president says more input needed, as bus driver shortage persists. Plus, a candidate 4th District GOP leaders got booted from 2022 ballot is back for 2024 primary against Rep. Jim Baird

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Dave Bangert
May 23, 2023
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NO START/DISMISSAL CHANGES FOR LSC NEXT SCHOOL YEAR

The Lafayette school board pulled the plug, for now, on a plan to alter start and dismissal times across the district to help navigate a persistent shortage of bus drivers.

During a Monday night work session, Brent Clemenz, the LSC school board president, said board members and administrators decided there were too many questions and misgivings about what the district had touted as a three-tier bus system to roll it out in time for classes in August 2023.

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