Yankton Battling Busing Issues With Area Districts Similar To Huron

The Yankton School Board this week approved a request from the Gayville-Volin district to allow their busses into the city limits to pick up students.  Superintendent Dr Joe Gertsema says the legislature has been involved with the issue for several years, as it has been a hot button for some districts…

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The districts attorney, Mike Marlow, says the law is pretty clear…

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Marlow says districts don’t have many options in approving the requests…

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Gertsema says they believe about sixty students go to the Gayville-Volin district, while about 30 out of district student go to the Yankton district.