By Michael Boriero – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Parents with children attending Ayer’s Cliff Elementary School (ACES) expressed concerns about student safety last week after a car drove by three school buses, disregarding their stop signs.
The situation garnered attention in a Facebook post in the What’s Up Ayer’s Cliff group, sparking a lively debate. Cars driving by buses waiting for ACES students has been a longstanding issue. People regularly disobey road laws outside the elementary school.
According to Brian Curtis, a former ACES school bus driver, cars often ignore bus warnings when students are loading on and off. People become impatient if they’re waiting for more than five minutes, he explained, and there isn’t a whole lot that can be done about it.
