SRSD phasing out bus service for Catholic school division

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“Sometimes the routes get fairly long and the board has an … intention to limit length of bus rides, so if you add a few more people who are little bit further away that impacts the whole route,” he said.

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However, this isn’t necessarily a new plan. According to Bratvold, the board had decided to phase out bussing PACSD students after the school division amalgamated.  This never actually came to fruition and shared service continued.

Bratvold said right now they bus about 20 and 30 students.

“We’re going to continue to bus them until they graduate, but if they had younger siblings, or if a neighbour down the street who was hoping to ride the bus too, it would have an impact on them as well,” he said.

The SRSD has communicated its intentions to the PACSD and has since written a letter to the parents of the students who will be affected.

Director of education for the PACSD Lorel Trumier said this is an understandable decision.

“Sask Rivers has been doing it [bussing PACSD students] with no obligation to do so, they, out of the kindness of honouring the processes post-amalgamation has provided that opportunity. So they’re under no obligation to continue,” Trumier said.

Currently, they have students they can transport within their jurisdiction, but families outside the area are responsible for the transportation of students into the future.

“Sask Rivers will move to not transport those few students that they were currently doing and thankfully those students will be continued to be supported with transportation until graduation. I think that that’s a reasonable expectation,” she said.

She said Sask Rivers is like every school division in the province, trying to use its resources effectively and it needs to make sure the resources are for the families of their community.

”You know, we completely respect the decision they’ve had to make.”

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