A new bus-tracking app debuts Tuesday for parents and students in the Auburn-Washburn district, transportation supervisor Mike Lopez told the USD 437 Board of Education at Monday night’s meeting.

The app, Lopez explained, will allow parents and guardians to track district buses in real time to minimize waiting, reduce kids’ exposure to cold temperatures and inclement weather, and head off parents’ questions and concerns.

“The number one question we get is, ‘When is the bus going to be here?’ ” Lopez said.

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