West Louisville church hosts community forum to find solutions for JCPS transportation issue | Education [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A church in Louisville’s west end is helping parents prepare for Jefferson County Public Schools’ transportation cuts.

In April, the school board decided to cut transportation to all magnet and traditional schools, with the exception of Central and Western high schools, which both have a 75% threshold of students on free or reduced lunch.

JCPS maintained that the only option to keep buses on schedule and students on time is to cut transportation for all magnet and traditional schools, which would impact more than 14,000 students. For the last several years, JCPS has struggled to recruit enough bus drivers, resulting in buses running delayed, up to several hours. Last school year, the state’s largest school district dealt with the same problems.

About two weeks ago, Christ Temple Christian Life Center hosted a community gathering. For about an hour, dozens of parents shared their concerns and offered solutions to the busing issues.