Transportation

St. Louis Public Schools’ acting Superintendent Millicent Borishade has inherited a long list of urgent issues to address. They include transportation concerns about vendor vans having expired license plates and other safety issues, student enrollment and district hiring practices.

District officials revised their transportation system earlier this week, providing yellow buses for nearly 1,000 additional students.

SLPS Chief Operations Officer Square Watson said they would meet with transportation vendors on Friday about safety protocols after several public complaints arose about vendors running red lights and kids arriving late to school.

Since classes resumed, there have been several public complaints about vendors running red lights, expired license plates and kids arriving late to school.

Hundreds of students in the Hazelwood School District were not enrolled in classes this school year. Parents say officials told them this week they must reregister their children, which left many frustrated. The district said it switched enrollment systems and is experiencing technical issues.

St. Louis Public Schools officials, as well as the Naidoo family, say they're managing transportation hiccups and other issues.

St. Louis Public Schools District officials say two of its transportation providers have informed them that they cannot provide the number of school buses the district had in its plan.

Leaders of the St. Louis Public School District shared plans Tuesday evening to begin the 2024-25 school year on a positive note, as well as insight into finances and student transportation.

As SLPS officials have scrambled to find adequate transportation for students before the new school year, district officials say transportation company First Student is providing 20 additional buses and drivers.

St. Louis Public Schools students will be taken to school by school buses operated by First Student and a hodgepodge of 18 smaller vendors. The district’s emergency plan follows a decision by Missouri Central Bus Co. to terminate its contract last school year and permanently close two of its facilities in St. Louis.