watts v. manheim township school district

Instead, they would only transport the student to and from the mother’s home because that was the primary address on file at the school.Ĭourt documents show CW’s middle school had bus routes serving Watts’ neighborhood. It is estimated the decision impacted approximately 400 students, but it also saved the district approximately $200,000 annually.įollowing this decision, Watts was notified the district would no longer transport CW to and from his home for the 2012-2013 school year. However, before the start of the following school year, the school board decided to change practices to reduce transportation costs by no longer transporting students to and from multiple students. Up until the 2011-2012 school year, the district had provided transportation to and from multiple locations for specific students, including those whose parents are separated. As School Transportation News reports, the two parents live within two miles of each other, but along different bus routes within the Manheim Central School District. Watts, parent of a student at Manheim Township Middle School identified as “CW”, shares equally divided legal and physical custody of the student by court order with the child’s mother, his ex-wife.

Manheim Central School District, Timothy L.

PA Supreme Court Rules Districts Must Bus Students To Multiple HomesĪ Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling earlier this month mandates the school districts must transport students to and from the respective homes of both parents if they are separated and sharing custody.

Watts v. manheim township school district