SA cuts ties with bus company
By JEFF STITT
jstitt@yourmvi.com
In a statement posted to its website Monday, South Allegheny School District said Sun Coach Lines is no longer the authorized transportation service for the district.
“We are pleased to report that late in the afternoon on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, the court issued an order granting the district’s request to withdraw its injunction against Sun Coach and dissolve the court’s Feb. 4, 2021, interim order,” the statement read. “Therefore, as of Feb. 12, 2021, Sun Coach is no longer the authorized transportation service for the District, and no District students will be transported by them.
“We at the district understand that you experienced significant upheaval regarding your child’s transportation services since the district’s transportation provider, Sun Coach Lines, LLC, terminated their transportation contract with the district on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, effective immediately,” SA wrote to parents, later adding that “the district and your family now have clear direction on the transportation provider moving forward.”
South Allegheny has been talking to “several alternative transportation providers” about providing buses for special education students who are attending classes outside the district.
“Now that the court has ruled that Sun Coach has no future right to transport any district students, the district is confident that it will be able to arrange more and more transportation for the special education students,” the district wrote.
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