The kindergarten through fifth-grade students, all from Clearville, previously attended Chaneysville-Cove Elementary and are now being sent to Everett Elementary.

School officials said Chaneysville-Cove's closure will save the school district hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

The students' new bus route goes around Tussey Mountain, which many parents consider a dangerous drive and have been fighting for weeks to put a stop to it. Parents had said when bad weather arrives, there is a potential for disaster.

Debbie Rice decided to home school her 5-year-old daughter instead of sending her on the bus.

"In the winter time it's going to be a little longer because the roads on Black Valley are very, very narrow and windy. It's going to be a challenge," said Rice.

The school board agreed to revisit the bus route again sometime next month. Stay with WJAC-TV News and WJACTV.com for continuing coverage.

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