Committee hears report of repeated bus delays affecting LRTC students

A committee member told the Lisbon School Committee workshop on Aug. 31 that students who travel to the Lewiston Regional Technical Center (LRTC) have experienced repeated bus delays that sometimes leave students at LRTC when the connecting bus departs.

The member said the district’s transportation director will contact the LRTC director to determine whether local construction or scheduling is driving the delays, and will send a parent letter once the district has more information. “The transportation director will be sending out a parent letter this week with an update once he’s been able to talk with the director from LRTC,” the member reported. The Chair said the committee expects the transportation office to tighten procedures so drivers and parents know when buses will leave and when students are safely on board.