It was the first day of school for students and parents across Renfrew County Wednesday, and adding to the anxiety of a new school year was the fact that school buses are still not running.
Parents drop students off for the first day of school in Arnprior, Ont. Sept. 4, 2024.
"I'm working right now, and I'm on my way to work," said parent Tracey Pratt, who was dropping her child off at Walter Zadow Public School in Arnprior. "I'm a little warm because we parked far away and we walked just to avoid the cluster at the gate." "There was a lot of emails, thankfully. And so we parked a ways away, probably like a ten-minute walk away and walked in."
"During this first week, staff have been asked to determine which students have not attended school and if the reason for not attending is due to a lack of transportation, an individual plan will be put in place for the students to access their school work online, or through work packages if online access is not possible," the RCCDSB said in a statement.
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