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11/09/2026

I’m not going to sugarcoat anything just to make people feel better. If the truth makes you uncomfortable, so be it.

Wake up, Lyon Mountain.

They’ve essentially kept the same bus stops, dressed it up as a compromise, and somehow people are acting like we’ve accomplished something.

A compromise means both sides actually give something up. What exactly did the district give up here? Because from where I’m standing, the children are still being expected to use the same stops parents have been fighting against for over a year.

You can move things around on paper, call it progress, and pat yourselves on the back all you want. That doesn’t mean the underlying safety concerns have been addressed.

And I’m tired of people being so quick to accept whatever they’re handed simply because someone in authority tells them it’s better.

I don’t care about keeping the peace, making friends, or telling people what they want to hear. I’ve never been interested in any of that.

If you’re willing to settle for the same thing with a different explanation, that’s your choice. But don’t expect me to celebrate it with you.

Lyon Mountain, stop confusing being heard with actually getting results.

Calling something a compromise doesn’t make it one. And accepting less doesn’t make it a victory.

Stand up for your children!

Lyon Mountain, it’s time for an uncomfortable conversation.Altona parents stood together. They pushed back, refused to a...
10/28/2026

Lyon Mountain, it’s time for an uncomfortable conversation.

Altona parents stood together. They pushed back, refused to accept the district’s decisions, and made it clear they weren’t going to sacrifice their children’s safety for anyone’s convenience. And what happened? Door-to-door transportation was restored.

Now let’s talk about Lyon Mountain.

For over a year, parents have been fighting against centralized bus stops, and instead of seeing that same unity, we’re watching members of our own community help the district maintain the very system families have been fighting to change.

The people who live in this town, who know these roads, who know what our winters look like, who know children are being expected to walk along roads without sidewalks or adequate shoulders, are willing to accommodate a system that puts those children in that position.

And for what?

To make things easier for the district?

You cannot claim to care about the children in this community while helping preserve the very conditions their parents have been fighting against.

At some point, the responsibility doesn’t stop with the people making these decisions. It extends to the people who make those decisions easier to enforce.

And before anyone has something to say about me, let me remind you of something.

I don’t have to fight this battle.

My son gets picked up at our house. My daughter no longer attends Northern Adirondack and is finishing her education elsewhere.

She graduates this year.

My children aren’t standing at these centralized stops any longer.

I’ve spent nearly a year taking gr***des in the trenches, digging through records, challenging the district, attending meetings, and making myself a target while advocating for children who aren’t even mine.

I have absolutely nothing to gain from continuing this fight.

Yet somehow, I’m expected to keep fighting while watching people in this very community undermine what parents have worked so hard to accomplish.

And then there are the people who are suddenly satisfied because someone in authority handed them an explanation and a few pieces of paperwork.

Since when did asking questions become optional?

Since when did accepting someone’s word become the same thing as demanding accountability?

Altona didn’t get results by sitting back and accepting whatever they were told.

They stood together.

Lyon Mountain could learn something from that.

Because the difference between the two communities isn’t that one group of children deserves safer transportation more than the other. It’s that Altona showed what happens when people refuse to settle.

Here, we’re watching people help keep the very system in place that other families want changed.

That’s not community unity. That’s turning your back on your own neighbors.

And I’m tired of pretending otherwise just to avoid offending people.

The district may have created this mess, but members of this community are helping keep it alive.

I’ve done more than my share. I’ve taken the criticism, the personal attacks, and the backlash for speaking up.

And the irony of it all?

I can walk away tomorrow without a single thing changing for my children.

The children still walking to those stops in the darkness, snow, and freezing temperatures don’t have that option.

So before anyone expects me to take another gr***de for this town, maybe it’s time to ask why the people with the most at stake are allowing someone with nothing to gain to keep fighting their battles.

Altona stood up for its children.

Lyon Mountain needs to decide whether it’s going to do the same or keep making excuses for the people letting them down.

And I want to make one thing perfectly clear.

I didn’t start speaking up because my own children were affected. I stood up because it was the right thing to do.

I don’t care whose child is standing at one of these bus stops. Whether I know their family, agree with their parents, or have ever spoken to them in my life makes absolutely no difference to me.

Every single child matters. Not just mine. Not just yours.

Every child.

If even one child is being put in an unsafe situation, somebody should have the courage to stand up and say something. And if nobody else is willing to do it, I will.

So the next time somebody wants to dismiss what I’m saying because my children aren’t affected, understand something.

That’s exactly why I’m still speaking up. Because protecting children shouldn’t depend on whether they’re your own.

I stood up because it was right.

And I’m not going to apologize for caring about children this community should be standing together to protect.

The real reason this Altona bus stop was removed.First, I want to give credit where it’s due. The parents in Altona stoo...
10/15/2026

The real reason this Altona bus stop was removed.

First, I want to give credit where it’s due. The parents in Altona stood together, questioned these transportation changes, and refused to back down. That’s exactly what parents should be doing, and I applaud them for it.

But there’s another part of this story that deserves attention, especially when it comes to why this particular bus stop was removed.

Cory McCasland never had permission from the property owner to establish this bus stop on private property. The owner contacted the district, told them the property was not to be used, and Cory reportedly agreed to stop using it.

That’s why these children are returning to the same pickup arrangements they had last year. Arrangements that were working perfectly fine before these unnecessary changes were made.

And at this point, I genuinely question how Cory McCasland still has a job as Transportation Supervisor. How do you establish school bus stops on private property without obtaining permission? Isn’t that something you should figure out BEFORE directing children to stand there?

Now let’s talk about the Lyon Mountain Post Office bus stop.

I know for a fact the district doesn’t have permission to use that property either. One of the property owners personally contacted the district and told them they could no longer use it. Yet the district continues using it anyway.

And while we’re at it, who’s paying for the damage to that property? There are ruts in the ground from children standing and waiting there. Is the district going to pay to repair them, or is the property owner expected to foot the bill for damage associated with a bus stop they never authorized? Just curious.

Why was the Altona stop removed after the property owner objected, but the Lyon Mountain stop remains in use despite the same objection?

How many other bus stops has Cory established on private property without permission?

These aren’t minor oversights. We’re talking about decisions affecting children’s safety, private property rights, and the district’s responsibility to properly plan transportation routes.

The previous pickup arrangements worked. So why were they changed, and why is nobody being held accountable for how these decisions were made?

I’m going to keep asking until we get answers.

10/13/2026

Where are these children supposed to walk?

I took this video Thursday at 6:49 am and I want everyone to pay close attention to what they’re seeing.

See that sidewalk?

Every winter, it disappears beneath the snowbanks. Once that happens, there are no sidewalks or usable shoulders on either side of this road.

Children are left walking in the road, alongside moving traffic, just to reach their centralized bus stops.

And some of these stops are located right in the road, leaving children standing near passing vehicles while they wait for the bus. There is no protection from traffic, no shelter from the elements, and nowhere safe for these children to stand when snowbanks take over the sides of the road.

Now imagine these same conditions at 6:30 am in the morning, before daylight, with snowbanks, snowplows, ice, freezing temperatures, and vehicles traveling in both directions.

But traffic isn’t the only concern.

Every time we require children to walk these roads and wait at centralized stops, we’re also leaving them vulnerable to being approached, followed, or potentially abducted by someone intending to harm them.

That’s a safety concern that cannot simply be ignored.

Here’s what makes this even more frustrating.

The school bus already travels down this very road, passing the homes of children who could be picked up directly at their doors, just as they were before these changes were made.

So what exactly is being accomplished by making children walk in the road to reach a bus stop when the bus is already passing their homes?

This is Lyon Mountain.

These are the actual conditions children are expected to navigate just to get to school.

And winter hasn’t even arrived yet.

But it will be here soon!

🚨 Board Meeting Tonight 🚨Just a reminder that the Northern Adirondack Central School District Board of Education has a m...
10/13/2026

🚨 Board Meeting Tonight 🚨

Just a reminder that the Northern Adirondack Central School District Board of Education has a meeting tonight @ 6pm in the Middle/ High School Auditorium.

Sorry for the late notice! I’ve been sick and completely forgot to post about it.

Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend tonight, so there won’t be a recording or livestream from me.

If anyone attends and would like to share what was discussed or any important updates afterward, feel free to message the page.

Thank you!

10/07/2026

🚨 Get off the bus and walk it 🚨

Last Friday, October 2, Interim Superintendent Diane Fox rode the elementary bus run through Lyon Mountain.

I’ve been asking district leadership to actually come here and see what these children are dealing with.

Ms. Fox told me she would come out in October, and she kept her word. I’ll absolutely give her credit for that.

But riding the bus isn’t enough.

According to a parent at one of the stops that morning, Ms. Fox was sitting facing toward the driver rather than looking out toward the stops and surrounding areas. But even if she had been looking out the window the entire time, she still wouldn’t experience what these children actually have to navigate to get there.

That morning it was pouring rain. Kids had to walk and stand outside in it. Some families have vehicles their children can wait in.

Not everyone does.

And before someone says “use an umbrella,” I already demonstrated that last year.

Bring an umbrella. You’re still going to get wet. An umbrella doesn’t create a sidewalk, a safe place to walk or shelter while a child waits for the bus.

Then winter comes.

Dark mornings. Snowbanks. Ice. Plows. Traffic. Sidewalks that become inaccessible. Children walking in the roadway because there is nowhere else to walk. Children waiting for the bus in the middle of the road.

That isn’t hypothetical. We watched it happen last winter.

And that’s why I’m sharing this video of Debbie Peters speaking at a Board meeting last year, before she became a Board member. She lives by two bus stops and she worked for this district for 37 years.

Her voice should matter!

Debbie was already talking publicly about the dangers she was seeing involving children in Lyon Mountain.

I’m not putting this on Debbie. One Board member cannot fix this alone.

I’m sharing it because it shows these concerns are not new. Families have been raising them for more than a year.

Diane Fox didn’t create these stops. She inherited them, and I’ve given her grace for that.

But we’re in year two now.

There are other options, and families should not have to spend another winter proving what they’ve already spent more than a year documenting.

Superintendent Fox, you came to Lyon Mountain like you said you would. I give you credit for keeping your word.

Now come back when these children are actually making their way to their stops. Start where they start. Follow the route they have to take.

And when winter gets here, come back when it’s dark, the snowbanks are up and the plows are running.

Get off the bus and walk it.

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