The story begins with a personal worry. The school principal, aware of my long-term medical issue, threatened to involve Child Protective Services because I was 20 minutes late to pick up my child due to my illness. It's a situation that hundreds upon thousands of parents across the country could find themselves in due to the lack of proper school transport services. 

Children all around the nation are having to walk to school in high-traffic regions without crossing guards- a dangerous endeavor. The serious repercussions can be fatal. The National Safety Council reports that in 2020, more than 6,000 pedestrians died in traffic crashes in the United States, many of them children on their way to school. 

Families confronting sickness find this into an even more challenging issue. Struggling against illness and trying to ensure children’s safe routes to school can become an intolerable strain. Do we really want the safety of our children to hinge on the health status of their guardians? CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK) -- Safety concerns are growing for Cy-Fair ISD parents after three students were hit in separate auto-pedestrian crashes last week while walking or biking to school. This information is for families to band together on change.org and this Facebook site.

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Information Found on ABC 13 KTRK Houston, Texas (Student Safety) Jared Hostetler, who has two children in Cy-Fair ISD, has been attending board meetings with other parents to advocate for the restoration of eliminated school bus routes. He created the Facebook group CFISD Parents for Bus Transportation and School Funding, which has about 1,800 members.

Hostetler said they told district officials at board meetings that it was only a "matter of time" before a student got hurt. "One of my children's school bus routes was cut, and we found out only 18 days before school started," Hostetler said. "I went to the board meeting last month. I told them about two instances where I was riding my bike with my daughter to school, and we almost got hit by a car." 

It's critical to reinstate bus services for our children, keeping their safety paramount, and reducing the strain on already burdened families. By signing this petition, you are exercising your voice in demanding safer transportation options for our children. Act now and sign. Let's make our children's route to school safe regardless of personal circumstances.

(CFISD Parents for Bus Transportation Group)

Facebook Link https://www.facebook.com/groups/477638344898430

Our children shouldn't have to get hurt or die, this is unacceptable for our children. Their (Lives Matter) Its time for change and it will be change if WE STAND TOGETHER to make this happen asap.