Edinburg CISD offers inclement weather rides after San Carlos mother voices safety concerns
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San Carlos, TX (KRGV) — The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District said families may be able to get transportation in bad weather after a San Carlos mother raised concerns about her children walking to school in the rain.
Casey De La Rosa walks her two children to and from San Carlos Elementary School every day. She said the less than a quarter-mile trip becomes a problem when it rains.
“We all get in here drenched,” De La Rosa said.
De La Rosa does not have a vehicle. Because they live within a mile of the school, her children do not receive transportation through Edinburg CISD even when it rains.
“There are literally four or five buses that pass by my house, so I'm like, 'Just pick them up right here before you get to the school,' but they won't,” De La Rosa said.
Part of the walk to and from school takes them through mud. Even where there is a sidewalk, the children can still get wet.
“Obviously they stay in the wet clothes. So if they have wet shoes, wet socks, they get cold throughout the day,” De La Rosa said.
De La Rosa said the walk in the rain also leaves her family sick and her children missing school.
“All of them have fevers, including myself,” De La Rosa said.
De La Rosa said she raised concerns with the school and the district's transportation department but was told they could not do anything.
Channel 5 News reached out to Edinburg CISD. In a statement, the district said it may be able to provide rides during severe weather and encouraged affected families to call 956-450-2526 to coordinate arrangements.
De La Rosa said her children do not need a ride every day, only when the weather is bad.
“It'll be a lot of help, especially when it's raining or snowing or whatever kind of weather,” De La Rosa said.
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