At the start of the school year in Trenton, the city’s redistricting plan aimed at addressing overcrowding in the public schools led to confusion and chaos for many parents and children. Hundreds of students began the new school year without a school.
Many parents say nothing has changed. Many complaints center on the fact that students don’t meet a two-mile requirement to receive busing. Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora said, “I think the state needs to revisit the regulation … especially in an urban [area] where they are crossing railroad tracks, crossing busy intersections, going through troubled neighborhoods. I think we can get kids on courtesy busing or the state relaxing those regulations, that would go a long way to resolve those issues.”
Gusciora continues to advise parents to contact the Board of Education and superintendent if they’re having issues getting their children to school, but says nothing will be solved overnight.
