Thursday, November 8, 2012
By taking no action on the issue, the board of education decided Monday that it would not grant the request of St. Thecla parents to restore the bus service it once provided.
Chippewa Valley Schools' board of education has opted not to act on a request from parents of St. Thecla Catholic School to restore bus service the district previously provided. While Chippewa Valley did provide bus service for children residing in the district but attending St. Thecla Catholic and St. Luke Lutheran schools for more than 40 years – despite both schools lying beyond the district's boundaries – Chippewa eliminated this service two years ago due to financial contraints. A number of other routes throughout the district were also cut at this time. Two months ago, a group of St. Thecla parents requested the district restore this service and went on to cite a 1966 voter mandate, which they argued compelled the district to provide…
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Chippewa Valley school board President George Sobah said he expects the board will make a decision on this issue after it has reviewed a recently submitted report by the district's legal counsel.
St. Thecla Catholic School parents continue to await a decision this week from Chippewa Valley Schools in regard to whether the district will restore the bus service it once provided to St. Thecla students. For more than four decades, Chippewa Valley provided bus service to Clinton Township's St. Thecla Catholic and St. Luke Lutheran schools for children residing in the district, despite both schools lying just beyond the district’s border. But two years ago, citing budget cuts, the district eliminated this service along with a number of other routes and services used by its own students. Want more local news and events? Get the Patch email newsletter. A group of St. Thecla parents approached the Chippewa Valley board of education for the …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Parents at St. Thecla Catholic School are prepared to take legal action if Chippewa Valley Schools does not respond to their requests for busing within the next 10 days.
A group of parents from St. Thecla Catholic School is giving Chippewa Valley Schools exactly 10 days to address the issue of restoring bus service to their school before pursuing legal options. For approximately 44 years, Chippewa Valley Schools provided bus service to St. Thecla Catholic and St. Luke Lutheran schools for children residing in the district – although both schools lie just beyond the district’s border. Two years ago, citing budget cuts, the district eliminated this service. Approximately one month ago, a group of parents from St. Thecla urged the board to voluntarily restore this bus service. “It’s a little disheartening to me that a month has lapsed and I haven’t heard from any of you,” said Simon Haddad, a Clinton …
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
In 2010, Chippewa Valley Schools stopped its 44-year practice of busing resident children to St. Thecla Catholic and St. Luke Lutheran schools in Clinton Township.
If Chippewa Valley Schools doesn’t voluntarily restore bus service for resident children who attend parochial schools in Clinton Township, a group of parents say court action may be the next step. For approximately 44 years, Chippewa Valley provided bus service to St. Thecla Catholic and St. Luke Lutheran schools for children residing in the district. Two years ago, citing budget cuts, the district eliminated this service. Now parents at St. Thecla are asking the board of education to uphold their end of a 1966 voter mandate they say compels the district to provide this bus service. “As a taxpayer in Clinton Township, I came before this board in the hope that you would voluntarily restore that service,” said Simon Haddad, a Clinton …
Jennifer K
10:41 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
I don't think private school children should receive public school bus service. You choose to send your child to a private school, transportation to and from is your responsibility. I live in the Chippewa Valley District and choose to send my child to a private school. I get my child to and from school every day, and I work full time. A bus is offered, if I choose to pay for it. more ›