LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The last student was dropped off 30 minutes earlier on Friday than they were on the first day of school according to the district.
A Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) spokesperson also noted a majority of students were dropped off before 6 p.m., and at 6:19 p.m., only one student remained on a school bus.
Although the new transportation plan is seemingly successful, the cuts that were made to make this year's plan work means more parents were sitting in car lines the first two days of school.
For example, the line at Farnsley Middle School on Friday was over 100 cars deep.
It was so long, riders at the end would have no chance of seeing the school. It wrapped from Lees Lane onto Campground Road. Farnsley staff routed car riders through the surrounding neighborhoods so traffic wouldn't back up on Cane Run Road.
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Former EMS driver Amanda Rhye worried about how the traffic spillage could affect emergencies.
"I feel really bad for all the parents that don't have the ability to transport their kids," she said. "I'm fortunate to where I can actually chose work intentionally to handle situations like this. But most parents don't have that option."
However, her experience improved dramatically after the first day; she picked up her seventh grader in 41 minutes on Friday compared to the 90 minute wait she dealt with on Thursday.
Still, in an email from Farnsley staff, she found out there are 650 car riders this year.
"To jump up 400 car riders from last year, that's just insane," she said.
The school changed how students go out to cars because of the increase. Now, they're called by number when their ride shows up. Other schools got creative with their pickup plan too.
Male High School routed traffic behind the school, splitting the upper and lower classmen into two separate dismissal lanes.
Despite a line that doubled-back on itself at the school, it only took a WHAS11 field crew 10 minutes to leave Male.
Nancy Morgan picked up her grandsons after their father said the morning drop-off went well.
"I think they've done a good job getting this thing organized here today and this week," she said. "I'm sorry that we have to do this, I'd love it if the boys could have a bus."
Even with the improvement over the first day, having this responsibility comes with a cost.
"I was actually trying to go back to school for nursing next year," Rhye said. "But until things like this are resolved, that's probably going to get delayed again."
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