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portation supervisor David Jones
pointed out, only 19 buses were
added this year. The area con¬
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when they go out and get that first are less stops.’*
busload.” ' , The most /pressing specific
v. New drivers miss kids, miss , problems for Area II Were bus
turns, drive around the block routes for the' Intensive Learning
added this year. The area con- again, block school driveways, all Centers and the Marbrook Ele-
tains the former New Castle-Gun- 0f which slows down the run, raentary School kindergarten,
ning Bedford and De La Warr Massaferi said. Buses were added and by
school district. Those problems, he noted, will week’s end, those problems were
‘‘We’re very fortunate not to be go away. solved, Schendowich said. He said
involved in Wilmington traffic,” A problem that won’t go away is he now has enough buses
said Jones.
go away.
A problem that won’t go away is he now has enough buses and,"?
traffic in Wilmington and New- > although a dozen or more drivers
“Most of our routes were the arkf Buses} particularly those were replaced/ enough people to
same, it was just a matter of serving thd Thomas P Bancroft drive them,
taking the children to different Elementary School in Wilmington
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schools,” Jones said. One prob- and the Wilmer E. Shue Middle find a home for half his district-
lem, overcrowding on buses to School in Newark, have been late owned bus fleet. The buses, 80 of
New. Castle Junior High School, is getting to the schools in the after- them, have drawn fire^from resM
half solved, Jones said.
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Shave been a bit more persevering, supervisor Lewis Schendowich' as a depot for Alexis I. du Pont
In Area III, where some irate V did get permission from state School District’s 31 buses,
parents have reported that their transportation supervisor LePn ; Schendowich said. He said his
children don’t get home from the Hart to add another bus for small office will cut the number back to
long Newark-Wilmington run children* riding 4wo buses from 31 as soon as he finds a location
until after 5 p.m., supervisor Rob- Wilmington to Yorklyn and for a “southern deppfc”;
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pverall problem is that nearly ■ “We were picking them up at
half of his 96 drivers are new. 3
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• “There has to be a period of Pennsylvania Avenue,” said
adjustment no matter how much Schendowich. MThe last children
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Wilmington parents have com¬
plained that buses are too full*1
and that they pass students wait- J
ing on corners. In fact, there will
be a session at 3 p.m. today at
training xqu give them,” Massa- ’ weren’t ) getting > home for two Longshoreman’s Hall, 200 S. Clay-
feri said. ‘‘You .can give
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