Parents Concerned Over Plan To Eliminate Some School Bus Stops In Topsham

A proposal in Topsham to get rid of multiple bus stops has some parents concerned. The bus stops affected are the ones that kindergartners through fifth-graders use. A letter from the Board Transportation Committee mentions elementary students who have bus stops on the road that the school is on along with nearby side roads would have to walk, go to a different stop, or be dropped off at school instead. That includes roads like Barrows Drive, Wilson Street, Bickford Drive and more. The MSAD 75 superintendent said the main reason for the changes are to make sure every bus stop equally follows policy. Many elementary students are currently picked up at the edge of their driveways while others have to walk a distance. The superintendent said the policy is that everyone should have to walk the same distance.