Work begins to improve student transportation
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Medicine Hat, AB–School buses in Alberta travel an estimated 450,000 kilometres per day and the Provincial Government says work is underway to improve K-12 student transportation.
A task force led by MLA’s was created in 2020 to review student transportation across the province. 74 meetings were held with school authorities and other stakeholders. Albertans also offered their suggestions through email, surveys, and meetings.
The first phase of the plan will begin immediately. Two audit teams will review the student transportation operations of up to 15 school divisions by fall. A joint working group of provincial government and task force members will also be established to further discuss student transportation issues, including concerns with the Mandatory Entry Level Training Program and school bus flybys. A school bus flyby is when a motorist passes a stopped bus that has its flashing lights on or its stop arm extended.
“We have a good transportation system that moves students safely to and from school every day, but we know it can be even safer and more cost-effective. Based on the valuable work of the Student Transportation Task Force, we have a plan to move us forward to make improvements and strengthen the system. This work starts right now.”
Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Education
