POUGHKEEPSIE – Widespread vandalism Wednesday night/Thursday morning caused significant damage to First Student school buses at the company’s Fitchett Way bus depot in the Town of Poughkeepsie. First Student is the contracted bus provider for the Poughkeepsie City School District. The damage resulted in the district having no transportation to get the students to and from school on Thursday, November 2.
The Poughkeepsie City School District is working diligently with First Student Transportation to restore school bus services to all regularly serviced district students. For Friday, November 3, there will be modifications to the bus routes and times, according to the district.
The following bus routes will be impacted.
- Krieger Bus #4 and #5 will be combined. There may be a 15-20 minute delay in pick-up times.
- Beta and Salt Point buses will be combined. There may be a 15-20 minute delay in pick-up times.
So that there will be no confusion, there will be signage in the front and side windows of each of the buses.
First Student is working to resume normal pick-up times and routes for Monday, November 6, 2023.
In correspondence from the district to parents, it was noted that “First Student and the Poughkeepsie City School District appreciates your understanding during this time. Together, we are working to ensure PCSD students are present in school every day. We appreciate your partnership in making this happen.”
The Town of Poughkeepsie police are actively investigating the vandalism incident. Anyone with information regarding the vandalism is asked to contact the town police at 845-485-3666.
