A change from trimesters to semesters this year at Clarkston junior and senior high schools have some students waiting longer for the bus.
Some buses serve both the high school and junior high, shuttling between the two in addition to taking students to and from home. One afternoon shuttle bus route from the junior high to the high school was changed this year.
The change, which resulted in a delay of about half an hour, was made to make sure students who transfer from one school to another are able to do so, according to a district press release.
“There are actually the same number of shuttles as in the past several years; they are just coming from CJHS instead of CHS,” according to the press release. “We also understand there have been some issues with wait times and traffic flow at the junior high, and our administrators’and liaison officers’are working to alleviate this situation.”
Students travel from the junior high to the high school and Oakland Technical Campus for academic programs. The new schedule gives them enough time to’take’advantage of all academic programming available, according to the press release.