Parents have complained that this has left their kids to make dangerous walks to school. That could be changing for some, as the HISD board of managers approved the addition of 374 bus stops during a Sept. 11 board meeting.
According to Texas law: "A hazardous traffic condition exists where no walkway is provided and children must walk along or cross a freeway or expressway, an underpass, an overpass or a bridge, an uncontrolled major traffic artery, an industrial or commercial area, or another comparable condition. An area presents a high risk of violence if law enforcement records indicate a high incidence of violent crimes in the area."
Noelle Byer, a fitness teacher at Bonham Elementary School, tells Eyewitness News that if this means protecting kids, she's all for it.
"Safety should be number one, first of all. Getting them to and from school safely and the parents not having to worry or have any kind of thoughts about anything happening to their child on the way to school," Byer said.
ABC13 wanted to know how many students it would help and whether more drivers would be hired or if buses would be on the road. Since the Sept. 11 meeting, ABC13 has been asking HISD to make someone available so we can ask these questions, but outside of telling us the definition of a hazardous route, they haven't answered our questions.
The approved 2025-26 school year budget shows $38,336,368 allotted to student transportation, which is nearly $5.5 million than the previous school year.
The board agenda did note that adding these stops also opens the district to additional state funding.
You can see a full list of the new bus stop locations here.
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