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Delaware State Rules Force Students to Walk to School Buses

Don Rush

LEWES, Del. (AP) - Some parents and school board members in southern Delaware say they are caught between state mandates and local safety concerns in the placement of school bus stops.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports several buses in the Cape Henlopen School District have stopped driving into housing developments to pick up students. The district mandated a walk zone this year based on state rules.

Some parents say their students now have to wait along busy roads in Lewes.

In the past when the school district requested additional buses for its fleet, the state denied the request because Cape Henlopen wasn't following the code for bus stops and walk zones in developments.

School board member Jennifer Burton says their hands are tied because state officials don't know how rules affect students and parents.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.