CHENEY, Wash. — More than 5,000 Cheney Public School students returned to classrooms Monday morning to find their schools transformed by major infrastructure upgrades and new policies.

"We started off at 6 a.m.," said Tiffany Sleep, a parent of three Cheney students. When asked how the morning went, she described it as "chaotic but good."

Sleep immediately noticed the changes at Windsor, particularly a new bus loop that has streamlined the drop-off process. This upgrade was made possible by a bond measure voters in the district passed in the fall 2024.

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"We didn't have all of this last year," Sleep said, referring to the improved traffic flow system.

The bus loop represents just one of several infrastructu

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