Oregon homeowner's association refuses to let bus come into neighborhood to pick up a girl with

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The district's transportation director, Michael Shields, told Hernandez in a letter that it was his understanding that "if mail, garbage, and other services have access to the development, then we should be able to provide service as well." However, the district ultimately complied with the association's request. Shields could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday afternoon.

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Another family with a child with disabilities had a similar experience in the subdivision. Christina Pimentel said her son Evan Lewis is autistic and since he cannot ensure his own safety walking to and from a bus stop on the busy road, Evan's Individualized Education Plan always called for door-to-door bus service.

The HOA stopped, reinstated and then stopped Evan's bus service at the same time it was interfering with transportation for Hernandez and Regalado's daughter, Pimentel said.

"I think somebody just complained because they didn't want the buses in there and I didn't understand why," Pimentel said, noting that garbage trucks and parcel delivery trucks are allowed in the subdivision. Families stood out in a neighborhood with many residents in their mid-50s and older, and Pimentel said people left anonymous notes on her door telling her to "shut my kids up." Her family moved over the summer after their landlord put the house on the market.

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