BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Bismarck Public Schools (BPS) switched to a two-tiered bus system this year to fix late pickups and long routes, and to address the bus driver shortage. However, the rollout hasn’t gone smoothly.

The reason for the change is that the district says secondary students need more sleep. So school leaders decided to pick up and drop off elementary students first.

Hundreds of parents have voiced several concerns.

One of these guardians, Janice Briese, wakes up her seven-year-old at 5:30 a.m. to ensure he eats his breakfast and brushes his teeth before heading to the bus stop at 6:25 a.m. for an hour-long ride to school.

Briese said her pediatrician told her that young kids need 10 to 12 hours of sleep per night. With such an early wake-up, Briese worries about her chi

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