School bus dispute in Bad Belzig: New hope for students!

School bus dispute in Bad Belzig: New hope for students!

Bad Belzig, Deutschland - in Bad Belzig, the hopes for around three dozen students who want to go to the Treuenbrietzen Comprehensive School in the coming school year have increased. The current timetable of bus line 582 stipulates that the bus is running in Bad Belzig at 6:19 a.m. and arrives in Treuenbrietzen at 7:11 a.m., while the lessons starts at 7:55 a.m. This does not seem to work, which has now fueled the discussion about an additional bus ride. Maz Online reports that Anja Schmollack from the CDU campaigns for such an additional departure. Your initiative found the approval of the SPD, left and the Greens in the last meeting of the district council, despite concerns, especially by the chairman and abstentions by AfD and FDP.

The Regiobus Potsdam-Mittelmark would be ready to provide a vehicle and a driver, which would cause additional costs of around 100,000 euros. In this context, Vice-District Administrator Steven Koch expresses concerns about the possible consequences for school transport and promoting the Plus bus route. It is important for him that the train becomes more flexible to ensure punctual connections for the students.

alternative solutions and challenges

In the discussion, there were also suggestions about unconventional solutions, such as the use of call or citizen buses. Reyk Schulz, a knowledgeable citizen, offers an interesting approach, since not all 35 legitimate students would find space on the existing bus. This shows once again that the topic of student transportation in the region is quite complex and requires different approaches.

The district of Potsdam-Mittelmark not only has responsibility for the student transportation, but also reimburses travel expenses if they are necessary. The claims for student transport are regulated by a statute that determines exactly whether parents or adult students have to be involved in the costs, as can be seen from the information on the district's website: Potsdam-Mittelmark .

In order to make an application for student transport or reimbursement of costs, the parents or the adult students have to do this at the school administrative office of their place of residence. The completed application, proof of school visit and, if relevant, proof of a disability are required. The regulations for student transportation were also determined by the responsible counties and cities on their own responsibility and inform the population about official announcements and on the Internet, as it is explained on the website of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport: mbjs specialist portal .

600 students from the Potsdam-Mittelmark and Teltow-Fläming region use the school buses, which further increases the challenges in organizing and planning school transport. While some solutions are already under discussion, it remains to be seen how the Situation for the students in Bad Belzig will develop and which measures are ultimately implemented.