School Bus Transportation Officials in Virginia No Longer Listing Bus Stops!
By Chloe MacGregor - August 19, 2007

August 8, 2007

Norfolk, Newport News, York, Williamsburg and James City Public Schools in Virginia will no longer list school bus stops in newspapers or on its Web site.

John W. Hazelette, Senior Director of Transportation from Norfolk stated "As the world is changing, we just felt like it was the prudent thing to do,"  "There's just a lot of information that's out there that we don't think should be out there."

Reasons for the change include custody disputes between parents, terrorism concerns and possible abduction from a bus stop, Hazelette said.

Bus routes, stop locations and times have been published in newspapers and on the Internet in the past. The transportation department is in the process of removing the old information from the Norfolk city schools Web site.

Suffolk, VA Public Schools is also reconsidering its policy on publishing bus routes. Lonnie Reavis, Suffolk's school transportation coordinator, said his department has discussed not posting bus route information because pedophiles might use the information. "It's always a concern," said Reavis, whose division transports about 14,000 students a year.

Wake up Rogers!  You are behind the times NOT ahead of them!