School bus omnacle finished: Bad Belzig receives punctual trips to Treuenbrietzen!

School bus omnacle finished: Bad Belzig receives punctual trips to Treuenbrietzen!

Treuenbrietzen, Deutschland - in Bad Belzig there is movement in school bus traffic that should delight many students and parents. From the school year 2025/2026, the Potsdam-Mittelmark district administration will be responsible for ensuring a reliable transport solution. Students from Bad Belzig should be able to get to the comprehensive school in Treuenbrietzen without unreasonable waiting times. At the moment you are waiting for the bus one hour before or after the official start of school - a situation that many find intolerable. This reports maz-online.de .

The decision, which was caught in the district council in Niemegk with 38 yes votes, 5 no votes and 6 abstentions, received from the CDU, the support of the SPD and the left/pirates/animal protection PM. This agreement was made against the resistance of the district administrator and the administration. Cornelia Kirsch, the district's traffic department, expressed that there is a lack of financial resources for the expansion of school bus traffic, especially for the purchase of an additional bus.

investments in the future

Currently 30 students from Bad Belzig attend the comprehensive school in Treuenbrietzen and another 5 students drive to the Birken primary school. In order to shorten the waiting times, plan to change the timetable of the existing lines. This could turn out to be a challenge, since the administration fears that an improvement in school bus traffic could result in demands for faster connections in other municipalities. But the possibility of financial support for additional trips is also considered. Finally, the financial effort for school bus traffic is seen as a “investment in the future”. After a year, you want to check the changes to evaluate the success of these measures.

A total of around 2,000 students use the bus services in Bad Belzig, Niemegk and Brück. Melanie Balzer from the SPD makes it clear that the grievances in school bus traffic should no longer be accepted. Roland Büchner from the BVB/Free Voters, in turn, warned of the possible consequences of any application that could have increased the district levies. District Administrator Marko Köhler also has plans to save two million euros in the district's regiobus lines in order to keep the levy stable.

regulations for student transportation

How exactly the student transport is regulated can be found out of the district's statutes. This regulates the claims for school transport or the reimbursement of travel expenses. Parental or individual claims do not automatically result from the Brandenburg School Act, but are clearly defined. Applications can be submitted directly to the school administrative office of the place of residence, and important documents, such as evidence of school visit and possibly disabilities, must be submitted. Further information is available on the district of the district, which deals with the topics of student transportation comprehensively here .

Together with the organization and the responsible bodies in the counties, the goal is to ensure an efficient student transportation that meets the needs of the learners. The district of Potsdam-Mittelmark is the bearer of school transport at public schools and substitute schools. The integration of student transport into local public transport is a central point in order to support everyone involved in a fair and effective solution. Information on these regulations can also be found on the specialist portal of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport here .