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<p>WRIGHT TWP. &#8212; There will be no school for all Crestwood students today because of a busing issue found through an audit, according to school board president Bill Jones.</p><p>The board held an emergency executive session Tuesday night after discovering a transportation issue at approximately noon, officials say.</p><p>Neither Jones nor district solicitor Jack Dean would elaborate on what exactly that issue was. However, Dean did say teachers accompanied students on every bus after class Tuesday.</p><p>&#8220;Right now, the busing company is not in compliance with the state or our contract,&#8221; said Jones. &#8220;We will have another meeting tomorrow (Wednesday). By approximately 4 p.m., we&#8217;ll have some sort of idea where we&#8217;re going.&#8221;</p><p>He said Rinehimer Bus Lines is the district&#8217;s transportation provider.</p><p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a liability factor on our part if we were to let the buses run,&#8221; Jones continued. &#8220;We&#8217;re not going to do that. Safety first.&#8221;</p><p>Jones said school leaders have many issues to discuss with the state to find out their next steps.</p><p>As for when class would be back in session, Jones said: &#8220;I can&#8217;t give any definite answer at this point.&#8221;</p><p>But Crestwood will use another busing company to transport students to any sporting events scheduled today, according to Jones.</p><p>He stressed the issues deal with the vendor, not district employees.</p><p>And solicitor Dean said the ongoing transportation audit was being done as a matter of routine, and it was not prompted by any particular problem.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll have more information tomorrow (Wednesday),&#8221; Dean said. &#8220;Standby for updates.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Michael Reich</p><p>mreich@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

No school in Crestwood on Wednesday due to unspecified transportation issues