Puyallup School District To Suspend 18 Bus Routes This Month

Puyallup WA

11 November, 2021

2:10 PM

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PUYALLUP, WA — The Puyallup School District is suffering severe bus driver staffing shortages and, as a result, says it has made the difficult decision to suspend more than a dozen school bus routes later this month. "We understand any news regarding the temporary suspension of bus runs creates an incredible disruption and has very real consequences," the district said. "Suspending bus runs is absolutely the last resort." Suspensions are set to begin Nov. 22 for the following routes: Routes 74 and 77 to Aylen Junior HighRoute 74 to Puyallup High SchoolRoute 56 to Dessie Evans ElementaryRoute 92 to Edgemont Junior HighRoute 92 to Mt. View ElementaryRoute 92 to Northwood ElementaryRoute 25 to Emerald Ridge High SchoolRoute 25 to Shaw Road ElementaryRoute 56 to Ferrucci Junior HighRoute 37 to Firgrove ElementaryRoute 28 to Glacier View Junior HighRoute 83 to Kalles Junior HighRoute 83 to Meeker ElementaryRoute 47 to Rogers High SchoolRoute 63 to Sunrise ElementaryRoute 77 to Waller Road ElementaryRoute 37 to Woodland ElementaryThe district is holding out hope that not all the currently planned suspensions will need to go through: Initially, the plan had been to suspend 27 routes, but the district has managed to secure staffing and reinstate nine routes, including: Route 37 to Ballou Junior HighRoute 28 to Emerald Ridge High SchoolRoute 63 to Hunt ElementaryRoute 74 to Karshner ElementaryRoute 47 to Pope ElementaryRoute 63 to Stahl Junior HighRoute 56 to Sunrise ElementaryRoute 61 to Walker High SchoolRoute 26 to Wildwood Elementary"The district will continue to problem solve every possible way we can get students to school," the district said. "As such, there is a possibility that more runs will be reinstated based on this work, but we are committed to providing families with enough time to plan for transportation in a 'worst case scenario.'" Families who want more information on the route closures, can verify bus runs online.