This letter came out to parents yesterday afternoon. It states CPSED transportation will no longer pick-up or drop-off to the local daycares, which provides the before and and after school care for so many children of working families. 

The cost is astronomical for child care to begin with. Now these parents have to pay for another transportation service on top of child care. Not everyone has job flexibility or family to help. What do these parents do? Parents and children sacrificed so much during covid and now parents are working harder than ever in this current economic climate to afford basic life needs. To be faced with more uncertainty and/or added expenses and the stress of figuring out how to get our children to school is simply unfair. 

Some elementary schools start at 9:05. Most working parents need to be in work before 9-9:30am. It is very unfortunate that Cranston can't do better for its children and tax payers.

The middle school and high school situation is very unclear. What is CPSED's idea of a "depot". Waiting until August for clarity is outrageously insensitive to parents.

So for parents who leave for work and their child gets themself on a bus a few house away from their home, will they now have to drive them to a "depot"? 

Please consider signing this petition to keep daycare pick-up and drop-offs and keep middle school and high school bus stops. 

Also, please consider calling your local City Council Member and the Superintendent of CPSED's office and demand that the proposed change not take place for the 24/25 school year.

List of City Council and School Committee members

Cranston Herald Story addressing transportation changes

https://cranstononline.com/stories/council-passes-budget-but-is-it-legal

CPSED 2024/2025 budget