The Gorham School Department recently made a change in its Transportation Policy that limits parents/guardians to the selection of two pick-up and drop-off points that are consistent for days of the week across the school year.

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that transportation office knows each day what students are supposed to be picked-up and dropped-off on what buses and at what locations in order to ensure the safety of all students.

As with any new policy, some unanticipated issues have been identified. The School Committee will be conducting a comprehensive overview of the policy change in January, but one procedural issue was identified that needed to be addressed sooner rather than later (while still maintaining the intent of the original policy change).

That is the issue of planned early release days. A decision was made to allow parents/guardians a third location for planned early release days only. (Note: For unplanned early release days, students will be dropped off at their planned location for that day of the week that was set out at the beginning of the school year.)

If you have any questions, please reach out to the transportation office, 839-2547, or to your child’s school office.