When Hays CISD announced in April it would cut bus service to Elm Grove Elementary come August, some parents in the Garlic Creek and Cullen Country neighborhoods of Buda were upset. Many moved into the developments thinking bus service was available.
Others planned alternatives, such as dropping off/picking up their children or forming a car pool with neighbors. Some will allow their children to walk or bike to school, which was the intent of recent improvements to the walking route, funded by grant money under the Safe Routes to School program.
But for those whose situations hamper alternatives, the issue was a flashpoint, particularly when the district announced service to Cullen Country would be reinstated, because the distance is more than two miles from the school. Portions of a letter from Hays CISD are at the bottom.
