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A simple bus ride in Jordan School District opens world of opportunities at alternative high school

Two new bus routes serving Valley High School in South Jordan give scores of struggling students access to special services.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) School bus drops off students at Valley High School, Jordan School District's alternative high school Tuesday Nov. 28. The school has added two bus routes over the last two school years – services it has never had in its more than 40 years. Alternative schools usually never have their own bus routes in Utah. But Sharon Jensen, principal of the high school, rallied for several years to get her students buses to give them better access to an educational environment that can work for them. The routes pick up between 40 and 45 students between he two buses currently from about five different stops throughout the district.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) School bus drops off students at Valley High School, Jordan School District's alternative high school Tuesday Nov. 28. The school has added two bus routes over the last two school years – services it has never had in its more than 40 years. Alternative schools usually never have their own bus routes in Utah. But Sharon Jensen, principal of the high school, rallied for several years to get her students buses to give them better access to an educational environment that can work for them. The routes pick up between 40 and 45 students between he two buses currently from about five different stops throughout the district.

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