Support Safe & Reliable Transportation for UPK and School-Age Kids in Smithtown!
We, the parents of Smithtown, are calling on the district to urgently revise its transportation policy to provide bus services to licensed before and after care facilities for UPK and school-age children. The recent closure of Children of America daycare has left families scrambling for care and transportation solutions, with no other daycares in the area offering both services. This is an emergency for working parents, and we need immediate action to ensure our children can safely get to and from school and daycare.
We ask the Smithtown School District to:
- Add transportation to licensed daycares that are located within the Town of Smithtown, to address the immediate needs of families affected by the closure.
- Implement a long-term policy change allowing for transportation to licensed child care facilities for UPK and school-age students to address future high-need situations.
Help us create a system that supports working families and keeps our kids safe! Sign this petition to show your support for updating the district’s transportation policies and ensuring accessible care for all students.
Updates
October 24, 2024
I was looking at the notification feed and honestly I just feel completely overwhelmed by how many of you are dealing with this same stress because these stories are all so heartbreaking. It feels like the district actually has to pay attention now that we have this much momentum behind us even if my coffee cup is already empty and I am still trying to process the sheer scale of the response.
12 Comments
Reliable transportation is so important for the safety of our children. Thank you!
This is crazy. We pay enough in taxes that our kids should be able to get to their daycare safely. Fix this now.
We have twin 4 year olds at Dogwood and would appreciate urgent attention to this matter.
I wish all the parents of young children luck in getting the district to approve this.
Thank you for putting this together. So many families face hardships trying to find safe and reliable childcare for their children. This would open so many opportunities for parents to work and provide for their families.
I hope this district starts putting children first
We need this for our community please!
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Support Safe & Reliable Transportation for UPK and School-Age Kids in Smithtown!
We, the parents of Smithtown, are calling on the district to urgently revise its transportation policy to provide bus services to licensed before and after care facilities for UPK and school-age children. The recent closure of Children of America daycare has left families scrambling for care and transportation solutions, with no other daycares in the area offering both services. This is an emergency for working parents, and we need immediate action to ensure our children can safely get to and from school and daycare.
We ask the Smithtown School District to:
- Add transportation to licensed daycares that are located within the Town of Smithtown, to address the immediate needs of families affected by the closure.
- Implement a long-term policy change allowing for transportation to licensed child care facilities for UPK and school-age students to address future high-need situations.
Help us create a system that supports working families and keeps our kids safe! Sign this petition to show your support for updating the district’s transportation policies and ensuring accessible care for all students.
Updates
October 24, 2024
I was looking at the notification feed and honestly I just feel completely overwhelmed by how many of you are dealing with this same stress because these stories are all so heartbreaking. It feels like the district actually has to pay attention now that we have this much momentum behind us even if my coffee cup is already empty and I am still trying to process the sheer scale of the response.
12 Comments
Parents have it hard enough. This is a right not a privilege. We pay for this with our very high property taxes.
Reliable transportation is so important for the safety of our children. Thank you!
This is crazy. We pay enough in taxes that our kids should be able to get to their daycare safely. Fix this now.
We have twin 4 year olds at Dogwood and would appreciate urgent attention to this matter.
I wish all the parents of young children luck in getting the district to approve this.
Thank you for putting this together. So many families face hardships trying to find safe and reliable childcare for their children. This would open so many opportunities for parents to work and provide for their families.
I hope this district starts putting children first
We need this for our community please!
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Parents have it hard enough. This is a right not a privilege. We pay for this with our very high property taxes.