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Walled Lake Consolidated Schools recently issued the following announcement.

Despite an increase in applications and new hires entering the Dean Transportation training program, we’ve been informed that our recent bus route cancellations will remain with us for the next several weeks as new staff members are hired and trained. While we deeply regret the imposition this creates for our families, we acknowledge these cancellations were necessary to safely provide transportation services to as many of our WLCSD families as possible. 

Out of fairness to the families already impacted by previous weeks’ cancellations, we will be cancelling different routes each week throughout the District to help share the burden this unfortunate situation creates. 

Starting next week, December 13-17, the following buses/routes will be cancelled:

• Bus 129 -  St Patrick's Shuttle, Walnut Creek MS, Oakley Park EL
• Bus 130 -  WL Central HS, Walnut Creek MS, Pleasant Lake EL
• Bus 134 -  WL Northern HS, Clifford Smart MS, Dublin El
• Bus 137 -  WL Northern HS, Clifford Smart MS, Loon Lake EL
• Bus 147 -  St. William’s Shuttle, James Geisler MS, Hickory Woods EL
• Bus 149 -  WL Western HS, Sarah Banks MS, Wixom EL
• Bus 153 -  WL Central HS, Walnut Creek MS, Meadowbrook EL
• Bus 168 -  WL Northern HS, Clifford Smart MS, Commerce EL
• Bus 170 -  WL Northern HS, Clifford Smart MS, Keith EL
• Bus 171 -  WL Northern HS, James Geisler MS, Walled Lake EL

Please note, ALL students who have specialized transportation plans that are contained in an IEP will NOT see a disruption in service.

For those families impacted by these temporary cancellations who need childcare assistance, please contact our fee-based Prime Time Care office at 248-956-5110 for more information on availability.

The District and Dean Transportation are working diligently to address our transportation needs as quickly and as safely as possible. If you or anyone in your family would be interested in joining our transportation team, please visit the Dean Transportation careers webpage.

We know the impact these bus/route changes have on families may be significant and it is our hope that by working together we can lessen the load on any one group of families at a given time. For more questions, please contact the Walled Lake Schools Transportation Department at 248-956-3090 or visit the transportation webpage on the District’s website.

We truly appreciate your continued support and grace as we navigate these unprecedented staffing challenges together.

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