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Women's Euro 2025 Squads: Full list of teams, players
Women's Euro 2025 Squads: Full list of teams, players

The Hindu

time01-07-2025

  • Sport
  • The Hindu

Women's Euro 2025 Squads: Full list of teams, players

The 2025 edition of the UEFA Women's European Championships will get underway on Wednesday in Switzerland. The 16-team tournament will conclude on July 27, with Basel hosting the final. England is the defending champion, while Germany has won the most titles - eight. Here are all the teams and their squads for Women's Euro 2025: Group A Finland Goalkeepers: Tinja-Riika Korpela (Servette), Anna Tamminen (Hammarby), Anna Koivunen (Djurgardens) Defenders: Natalia Kuikka (Chicago Red Stars), Joanna Tynnila (Brann), Eva Nystrom (West Ham), Emma Koivisto (AC Milan), Nora Heroum (Sampdoria), Nea Lehtola (Brann), Emmi Siren (Nordsjaelland), Maaria Roth (HJK) Midfielders: Vilma Koivisto (Linkopings), Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham), Oona Siren (West Ham), Olga Ahtinen (Tottenham), Ria Oling (Crystal Palace), Katariina Kosola (Malmo), Adelina Engman (Como) Forwards: Heidi Kollanen (Vittsjo), Sanni Franssi (Real Sociedad), Linda Sallstrom (Vittsjo), Jutta Rantala (Leicester), Oona Sevenius (Rosengard) Iceland Goalkeepers: Cecilia Ran Runarsdottir (Inter Milan, on loan from Bayern Munich), Fanney Inga Birkisdottir (BK Hacken), Telma Ivarsdottir (Rangers) Defenders: Gudny Arnadottir (Kristianstads DFF), Ingibjorg Sigurdardottir (Brondby), Glodis Perla Viggosdottir (Bayern Munich), Gudrun Arnardottir (Rosengard), Natasha Moraa Anasi (Valur) Midfielders: Sædis Run Heidarsdottir (Valerenga), Aslaug Munda Gunnlaugsdottir (Breidablik), Alexandra Johannsdottir (Kristianstads DFF), Berglind Ros Agustsdottir (Valur), Katla Tryggvadottir (Kristianstads DFF), Karolina Lea Vilhjalmsdottir (Bayer Leverkusen), Dagny Brynjarsdottir (West Ham), Hildur Antonsdottir (Madrid CFF), Sandra Maria Jessen (Þor/KA), Hafrun Rakel Halldorsdottir (Brondby) Forwards: Dilja Yr Zomers (OH Leuven), Sveindis Jane Jonsdottir (Angel City), Hlin Eiriksdottir (Leicester), Amanda Jacobsen Andradottir (FC Twente), Agla Maria Albertsdottir (Breidablik) Norway Goalkeepers: Cecilie Fiskerstrand (Fiorentina), Aurora Mikalsen (Cologne), Selma Panengstuen (SK Brann) Defenders: Guro Bergsvand (Wolfsburg), Thea Bjelde (Valerenga), Marit Bratberg Lund (Benfica), Tuva Hansen (Bayern Munich), Mathilde Harviken (Juventus), Maren Mjelde (Everton), Emilie Woldvik (Rosengard) Midfielders: Vilde Boe Risa (Atletico Madrid), Ingrid Engen (unattached), Signe Gaupset (SK Brann), Justine Kielland (Wolfsburg), Frida Maanum (Arsenal), Lisa Naaslund (Manchester United), Guro Reiten (Chelsea), FILE - Norway's Ada Hegerberg runs with the ball during the Women's World Cup match between New Zealand and Norway. | Photo Credit: ANDREW CORNAGA/AP Forwards: Celin Bizet (Manchester United), Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona), Ada Hegerberg (Lyon), Synne Jensen (Athletico Madrid), Karina Saevik (Valerenga), Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United) Switzerland Goalkeepers: Nadine Bohi (St Gallen), Elvira Herzog (RB Leipzig), Livia Peng (Werder Bremen) Defenders: Laia Balleste (Espanyol), Viola Calligaris (Juventus), Noelle Maritz (Aston Villa), Nadine Riesen (Eintracht Frankfurt), Julia Stierli (Freiburg) Midfielders: Noemi Ivelj (Grasshoppers), Sandrine Mauron (Servette), Coumba Sow (Basel), Smilla Vallotto (Hammarby), Lia Walti (Arsenal), Riola Xhemaili (PSV Eindhoven) Forwards: Iman Beney (Manchester City), Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign), Svenja Folmli (Freiburg), Alisha Lehmann (Juventus), Alayah Pilgrim (Roma), Geraldine Reuteler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Sydney Schertenleib (Barcelona), Meriame Terchoun (Dijon), Leila Wandeler (Lyon) Group B Belgium Goalkeepers: Femke Bastiaen (FC Utrecht), Nicky Evrard (PSV Eindhoven), Lisa Lichtfus (Le Havre) Defenders: Janice Cayman (Leicester City), Laura Deloose (Anderlecht), Isabelle Iliano (Club YLA), Jill Janssens (Hoffenheim), Sari Kees (Leicester City), Zenia Mertens (OH Leuven), Davina Philtjens (Sassuolo), Amber Tysiak (West Ham) Midfielders: Tine De Caigny (Anderlecht), Marie Detruyer (Inter Milan), Elena Dhont (Sassuolo), Kassandra Missipo (Sassuolo), Jarne Teulings (Feyenoord), Justine Vanhaevermaet (Everton), Sarah Wijnants (Anderlecht) Forwards: Jassina Blom (Tenerife), Hannah Eurlings (OH Leuven), Mariam Toloba (Standard Liege), Ella Van Kerkhoven (Feyenoord), Tessa Wullaert (Inter Milan) Italy Goalkeepers: Rachele Baldi (Inter Milan), Francesca Durante (Fiorentina), Laura Giuliani (AC Milan) Defenders: Lisa Boattin (Juventus), Lucia Di Guglielmo (Roma), Martina Lenzini (Juventus), Elena Linari (Roma), Elisabetta Oliviero (Lazio), Julie Piga (AC Milan), Cecilia Salvai (Juventus) Midfielders: Arianna Caruso (Bayern Munich), Manuela Giugliano (Roma), Eleonora Goldoni (Lazio), Giada Greggi (Roma), Eva Schatzer (Juventus), Annamaria Serturini (Inter Milan), Emma Severini (Fiorentina) Forwards: Chiara Beccari (Juventus), Barbara Bonansea (Juventus), Michela Cambiaghi (Inter Milan), Sofia Cantore (Juventus), Cristiana Girelli (Juventus), Martina Piemonte (Lazio) Spain Goalkeepers: Adriana Naclares (Athletic Club), Cata Coll (Barcelona), Esther Sullastres (Sevilla) Defenders: Laia Aleixandri (unattached), Ona Battle (Barcelona), Olga Carmona (Real Madrid), Jana Fernandez (Barcelona), Maria Mendez (Real Madrid), Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City), Irene Paredes (Barcelona) Spain's players drink during a training ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 football tournament, at Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium, in Lausanne, on July 1. | Photo Credit: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP Midfielders: Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona), Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona), Vicky Lopez (Barcelona), Alexia Putellas (Barcelona), Maite Zubieta (Athletic Bilbao) Forwards: Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal), Athenea del Castillo (Real Madrid), Lucia Garcia (Monterrey), Esther Gonzalez (Gotham FC), Cristina Martin-Prieto (Benfica), Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona) Claudia Pina (Barcelona), Alba Redondo (Real Madrid) Portugal Goalkeepers: Ines Pereira (Everton), Patricia Morais (Braga) and Sierra Cota-Yarde (Toronto) Defenders: Ana Seica (Tigres), Diana Gomes (Sevilla), Catarina Amado (Benfica), Carole Costa (Benfica), Carolina Correia (Torreense), Lucia Alves (Benfica), Ana Borges (Sporting Lisbon), Joana Marchao (Servette) Midfielders: Andreia Jacinto (Real Sociedad), Tatiana Pinto (Atletico Madrid), Andreia Faria (Benfica), Andreia Norton (Benfica), Fatima Pinto (Sporting Lisbon), Beatriz Fonseca (Sporting Lisbon), Francisca Nazareth (Barcelona) and Dolores Silva (Braga) Forwards: Jessica Silva (Gotham), Telma Encarnacao (Sporting Lisbon), Diana Silva (Sporting Lisbon) and Ana Capeta (Sporting Lisbon) Group C Germany Goalkeepers: Ann Katrin-Berger (Gotham FC), Stina Johannes (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ena Mahmutovic (Bayern Munich) Defenders: Giulia Gwinn (Bayern Munich), Kathrin Hendrich (Chicago Stars), Franziska Kett (Bayern Munich), Sophia Kleinherne (Eintracht Frankfurt), Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City), Sarai Linder (Wolfsburg), Janina Minge (Wolfsburg), Carlotta Wamser (Bayer LeverKusen) Midfielders: Sara Dabritz (Lyon), Linda Dallmann (Bayern Munich), Sydney Lohmann (Bayern Munich), Sjoeke Nusken (Chelsea), Elisa Senss (Eintracht Frankfurt) Forwards: Jule Brand (Wolfsburg), Klara Buhl (Bayern Munich), Selina Cerci (Hoffenheim), Laura Freigang (Eintracht Frankfurt), Giovanna Hoffmann (RB Leipzig), Lea Schuller (Bayern Munich), Cora Zicai (Wolfsburg) Poland Goalkeepers: Natalia Radkiewicz (Pogon Szczecin), Kinga Szemik (West Ham), Kinga Seweryn (GKS Katowice) Defenders: Kayla Adamek (Ottawa Rapid), Paulina Dudek (Paris St-Germain), Sylwia Matysik (FC Koln), Emilia Szymczak (Barcelona), Martyna Wiankowska (FC Koln), Oliwia Wos (Basel), Wiktoria Zieniewicz (Basel) Midfielders: Adriana Achcinska (FC Koln), Martyna Brodzik (Pogon Szczecin), Dominika Grabowska (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Ewelina Kamczyk (FC Fleury 91), Milena Kokosz (Asane), Tanja Pawollek (Eintracht Frankfurt), Klaudia Słowinska (GKS Katowice) Forwards: Klaudia Jedlinska (Dijon), Nadia Krezyman (Dijon), Natalia Padilla-Bidas (Sevilla), Ewa Pajor (Barcelona), Paulina Tomasiak (GKS Gornik Leczna), Weronika Zawistowska (Bayern Munich) Denmark Goalkeepers: Alberte Vingum (HB Koge), Kathrine Larsen (Sampdoria), Maja Bay Ostergaard (Vaxjo) Defenders: Emma Faerge (Fiorentina), Frederikke Thogersen (Roma), Isabella Obaze (Portland Thorns), Katrine Veje (Crystal Palace), Sanne Troelsgaard (Roma), Sara Holmgaard (Everton), Sara Thrige (PSV Eindhoven), Stine Ballisager (Fiorentina) Midfielders: Emma Snerle (Fiorentina), Janni Thomsen (Utah Royals), Josefine Hasbo (Gotham FC), Karen Holmgaard (Everton), Kathrine Kuhl (Roma), Rikke Madsen (Everton) Forwards: Amalie Vangsgaard (Juventus), Cornelia Kramer (Bayer Leverkusen), Nadia Nadim (Hammarby), Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich), Signe Bruun (Real Madrid), Sofie Bredgaard (Fiorentina) Sweden Goalkeepers: Tove Enblom (Valerenga), Jennifer Falk (BK Hacken), Emma Holmgren (Levante) Defenders: Jonna Andersson (Linkoping), Nathalie Bjorn (Chelsea), Magdalena Eriksson (Bayern Munich), Smilla Holmberg (Hammarby), Amanda Ilestedt (unattached), Hanna Lunfkvist (San Diego Wave), Amanda Nilden (Tottenham), Linda Sembrant (Bayern Munich) Midfielders: Filippa Angeldahl (Real Madrid), Hanna Bennison (Juventus), Sofia Jakobsson (London City Lionesses), Madelen Janogy (Fiorentina), Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea), Julia Zigiotti Olme (Bayern Munich) Forwards: Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses), Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal), Rebecka Blomqvist (Eintracht Frankfurt), Lina Hurtig (unattached), , Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona), Ellen Wangerheim (Hammarby) Group D England Goalkeepers: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea), Khiara Keating (Manchester City), Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride) Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Jess Carter (Gotham FC), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal), Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit), Niamh Charles (Chelsea), Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United) Midfielders: Ella Toone (Manchester United), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Keira Walsh (Chelsea), Grace Clinton (Manchester United), Jess Park (Manchester City) Forwards: Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Lauren James (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Arsenal on loan from Manchester City), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Michelle Agyemang (Brighton on loan from Arsenal), Alessia Russo (Arsenal), Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Netherlands Goalkeepers: Danielle de Jong (Twente), Lize Kop (Tottenham), Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal) Defenders: Veerle Buurman (Chelsea), Kerstin Casparij (Man City), Caitlin Dijkstra (Wolfsburg), Dominique Janssen (Manchester United), Ilse van der Zanden (Utrecht), Lynn Wilms (Wolfsburg) Midfielders: Damaris Egurrola (Lyon), Jackie Groenen (PSG), Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea), Victoria Pelova (Arsenal),Jill Roord (Man City), Sherida Spitse (Ajax), Danielle van de Donk (Lyon) Forwards: Lineth Beerensteyn (Wolfsburg), Esmee Brugts (Barcelona), Chasity Grant (Aston Villa), Renate Jansen (PSV), Romée Leuchte (PSG), Vivianne Miedema (Man City), Katja Snoeijs (Everton) France Goalkeepers: Justine Lerond (Montpellier), Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus), Constance Picaud (FC Fleury 91) Defenders: Selma Bacha (Lyon), Lou Bogaert (Paris FC), Elisa De Almeida (Paris St-Germain), Maelle Lakrar (Real Madrid), Griedge Mbock (Paris St-Germain), Melween N'Dongala (Paris St-Germain), Thiniba Samoura (Paris St-Germain), Alice Sombath (Lyon) Melvine Malard, centre, gestures as she and teammates take part in the training session of the French women's national football team. | Photo Credit: GIAN EHRENZELLER/AP Midfielders: Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea), Grace Geyoro (Paris St-Germain), Oriane Jean-Francois (Chelsea), Sakina Karchaoui (Paris St-Germain), Amel Majri (Lyon), Sandie Toletti (Real Madrid) Forwards: Delphine Cascarino (San Diego Wave), Kadiatou Diani (Lyon), Kelly Gago (Everton), Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Lyon), Melvine Malard (Manchester United), Clara Mateo (Paris FC) Wales Goalkeepers: Olivia Clark (Leicester City), Safia Middleton-Patel (Manchester United), Poppy Soper (unattached) Defenders: Charlie Estcourt (DC Power), Gemma Evans (Liverpool), Josie Green (Crystal Palace), Hayley Ladd (Everton), Esther Morgan (Sheffield United), Ella Powell (Bristol City), Rhiannon Roberts (Real Betis), Lily Woodham (Seattle Reign) Midfielders: Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign), Alice Griffiths (unattached), Ceri Holland (Liverpool), Sophie Ingle (unattached), Angharad James (Seattle Reign), Lois Joel (Newcastle United), Rachel Rowe (Southampton) Forwards: Kayleigh Barton (unattached), Hannah Cain (Leicester City), Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace), Carrie Jones (IKF Norrkoping), Ffion Morgan (Bristol City)

Knaak included in Germany Euros squad
Knaak included in Germany Euros squad

Yahoo

time12-06-2025

  • Sport
  • Yahoo

Knaak included in Germany Euros squad

Rebecca Knaak has been included in Germany's squad for the 2025 UEFA European Championships. It follows her superb first five months at City where she made 12 appearances, scoring four goals and registering an assist, after her January arrival from Rosengard. Advertisement The defender's call-up also represents her first taste of a senior major tournament after she made her Germany debut in a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in February - and she has since totalled four senior caps. UEFA Women's EURO 2025: All you need to know However, she did help her nation's Under-20s to FIFA U20 Women's World Cup glory in 2014 – featuring in the 1-0 final victory over Nigeria in Montreal. Christian's Wuck's side open their 2025 Euros campaign with a meeting with Poland on Friday 4 July at 20:00 (UK), before clashes with Denmark on 8 July and Sweden on 12 July. The official Man City app and will keep you across all the action at Euro 2025, with match reports available on every match involving our players. At the beginning of each week leading into the tournament, we will also provide a handy global TV listings guide so you can follow our players across the Euros from around the world.

World Sevens Football aiming to transform women's game – DW – 05/20/2025
World Sevens Football aiming to transform women's game – DW – 05/20/2025

DW

time20-05-2025

  • Business
  • DW

World Sevens Football aiming to transform women's game – DW – 05/20/2025

World Sevens Football is a new seven-a-side format focused on global reach, player empowerment, and financial equity. However, the fast-paced new series is not without its critics. Women's football is experiencing a surge — breaking attendance records, drawing new investment, and inspiring a new generation of players and fans. Now World Sevens Football (W7F) , a new seven-a-side series, is aiming to take advantage of this boom. It is looking to bring faster, more dynamic matches to fans around the world, while giving players an opportunity for a significant financial reward. However, the inaugural event, which is to take place in Estoril, Portugal from May 21-23, has been criticized for disrupting the Swedish league schedule for participants Rosengard, as well as adding to player workloads ahead of the Women's Euros in July. Created to redefine the women's game The idea for World Sevens Football came from the series' co-founders, entrepreneur Justin Fishkin and NY/NJ Gotham FC and Chelsea minority owner Jennifer Mackesy, with the latter having committed to an investment of US $100 million (€88,7 million) over five years. They have not disclosed how much other shareholders may have invested. "This project has come from our (Fishkin and Macksey's) shared passion for women's football and the new formats that are proliferating through various sports around the world," Fishkin told DW. The games are to feature two 15-minute halves on a pitch half the size of a standard 11-a-side field. The smaller pitch was set up within the multi-use Antonio Coimbra da Mota Stadium, including custom-made areas for fans, activations and entertainment to help differentiate the atmosphere from a regular football game. In an age of digital-first entertainment, the shorter format and smaller pitch, as has also been tried on the men's side, is ideally suited to attract younger fans, Fishkin believes. "The emerging sports fan globally is less inclined to sit down for 90 minutes and watch a game," he said. "Seven-a-side is made for social media. It's familiar, fast, and accessible." Putting players first One of the series' defining features is its player-centric approach. The Player Advisory Council, is made up of current and former players, including names like Tobin Heath, Anita Asante and Caroline Seger. Former Swedish international Seger told DW the purpose of the advisory council was to help shape player care and welfare, the competition strategy, and make a positive long-term impact on the players and clubs. "It's very important to see it from the players' perspective, because normally everyone else is making decisions above the players' heads," she explained. "Anything, from travelling, to the facilities, how the game should be played, what players want to eat after a game. Sometimes it's small things but they're all important." Fishkin echoed the reasoning behind adopting the Player Advisory Council. "It was critical to us that this be a player-centric competition." he said. "We needed it to be designed by people who know and love the game." Financial rewards significant Clubs will be allowed to bring a squad of 25, with 14 being eligible to play per match. The tournament prize pool is $5 million, including $2.5 million for the winners – significantly more than the €1.4 million the Champions League victors are to earn. Georgia Stanway will feature for Bayern Munich in the inaugural World Sevens Football tournament Image: David Inderlied/Kirchner-Media/IMAGO The prize money for the top four teams is to be divided between clubs, and their players and staff, with the exact distribution determined by each club, while the teams that finish fifth to eighth will receive a participation fee, and the tournament's organizers are to pay for each team's flights and accommodation. "You'll see that 40% of the prize monies are going directly to players and staff," Fishkin said. "We've had teams where captains have said, 'We wanted to make sure everyone (all first team players at the club) gets paid, not just the players that participate.' and that's being driven from the players up to management.' Swedish league schedule clash The financial rewards drew immediate interest from the inaugural eight teams, which include Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Ajax and Roma. However, as World Sevens Football is a series that has not been sanctioned by either FIFA or UEFA and is therefore outside of the world football calendar, decisions on participation rest solely at the discretion of the clubs. With the competition not being part of the football calendar, Swedish club Rosengard have had to request to move their first division league match against Hacken that is scheduled for May 24, to participate in the inaugural event in Portugal. This has drawn criticism from Swedish league leaders Hammarby, as well as former Swedish international defender Hanna Marklund. "I perceive it as frivolous if you do not fully invest in the women's league," Marklund told Swedish national broadcaster SVT. "It's positive that interest in women's football is increasing, but it's important to find the right time for tournaments like this. Moving a league match to play a seven-a-side tournament is not something I see as an okay reason." The Swedish side are the only team to face this issue for the inaugural event, with most other domestic European leagues having finished their seasons in mid-May. Whether this problem will crop up again, remains to be seen. Organizers hope to hold a second tournament late this year, but neither dates nor location have been confirmed. 'The tables have turned' While questions remain, including over ticket sales and how much interest has been generated for fans in an already bloated football calendar, Seger said the biggest draw for her to being involved with World Sevens football was the feeling she was working with "allies" wanting to promote women's football. "I wanted to work with people that feel the same way (about women's football), so I don't have to always fight my way through," Seger said. "The tables have turned, and you don't have to fight as hard. Even if there's still a long way to go, it's a lot easier today than 20 years ago." Edited by: Chuck Penfold

‘This process is illegal': Advocates, legal experts say new BPS bus policy runs afoul of federal special education law
‘This process is illegal': Advocates, legal experts say new BPS bus policy runs afoul of federal special education law

Boston Globe

time18-04-2025

  • Politics
  • Boston Globe

‘This process is illegal': Advocates, legal experts say new BPS bus policy runs afoul of federal special education law

School districts normally can't make changes to students' individual education plans — legal agreements spelling out the services they'll receive in school, which can include transportation — without the permission of parents, according to Santiago. Related : Advertisement Boston's transportation plan would allow administrators to do exactly that, she said. 'I have serious concerns that this process is illegal as it's written,' Santiago said. 'The district is legally required to provide transportation where the student needs that because of their disability in order to benefit from special education.' Daniel Rosengard, the BPS executive director for transportation, said the new procedures focus solely on students who don't take a district-provided bus or van to school, so resources can be directed at the students who do. The district has determined that roughly 400 students with disabilities and have transportation included in their education plans are not using those services, according to Rosengard. Under the new procedures, which are expected to launch in May, Boston would be able to pause transportation for those special education students. He argued the district isn't changing those students' education plans, since transportation can be reinstated at any time. Advertisement 'What this is is an operating procedure to make sure that we aren't sending buses for students who don't need and aren't using the bus,' Rosengard said. 'This is about pausing transportation for students who are not using the bus at all, and are not engaging with BPS transportation.' Related : The district's transportation plan makes use of data collected by a tracking app launched at the start of the academic year, which allows district officials to figure out which students are not taking the bus to school. So far this year, the district has identified about 2,000 students who don't use the bus, half of whom have opted out of the service after the district contacted those families, according to Rosengard. The district is still working with the remaining students, including about 400 students with disabilities who have transportation included in their education plans. The district began outreach in October, calling and sending emails to families in their native languages. Ridership data is also shared with school building leaders so they can also have conversations about bus use with families, the district said. The plan was developed by a Transportation Advisory Council that included students, families of students with disabilities, community partners, and BPS and non-BPS school administrators, according to the district. So far, the district has shaved off about 400 bus stops from the 10,800 that were in place at the start of the school year, according to the district. Such changes have helped the district nearly hit its state-mandated on-time arrival rate of 95 percent. Advertisement It costs Boston about $180 million to transport more than 20,000 students, and those expenses are expected to rise about $8 million in fiscal 2026. 'The goal is about improving reliability and on-time performance for the students who use the bus and making sure that our resources are allocated equitably and efficiently,' Rosengard said. That misses the point of offering transportation through students' individual education plans, said Roxi Harvey, a former chair of the Boston Special Education Parent Advisory Council who is raising two teenagers with disabilities. Parents who secured transportation through their child's individual education plan are entitled to those services, she said. The district's transportation plan puts cost-cutting ahead of children's needs, she said, and erects a barrier between students and their education. 'The students that are the most vulnerable are being put in an even more precarious situation,' Harvey said. Advocates like Santiago and Collins Fay-Martin argued if the district has data on which students with disabilities are not taking their transportation to school, administrators should try to understand why. 'If the students are not accessing transportation, BPS should be figuring out why and trying to resolve those issues, not take away their service,' Santiago said. Advocates said there are numerous reasons why a student with disabilities isn't taking their bus or van to school. They could be sick, or the student could have a safety concern on the vehicle, they said. The student may feel uncomfortable waiting for the transportation, and their parent is driving them to school instead. There could be language issues, or parents are unsure who to notify. Advertisement In some cases, a child who is behaviorally dysregulated just can't get into the van or bus, and a parent may have to figure out another way to get the child to school. A school district seeking to make a change to a student's individual education plan would need to present those changes during a special education team meeting that includes the child's parent, and then in writing to that child's family. These meetings involve families and school district administrators and, at times, include attorneys representing each side. If the family doesn't agree to the change, the district has the option of seeking a decision from the state's Bureau of Special Education Appeals. Families may be reluctant to pause special education transportation. Setting up those services for a student with disabilities can be a complicated, weeks-long process that can also involve coordinating adult monitors to ride along on the bus, Fay-Martin said. 'This is a very passive BPS policy that appears to suggest that no one at the school knows why the kid isn't taking transportation,' she said. Edith Bazile, a retired BPS educator and member of the Boston Special Education Advisory Council, said she's worried parents will go along with Boston's new procedures without understanding their rights under state and federal special education law. If a student's education plan says that child needs transportation to get to school, the district is required to provide it, Bazile said. 'The only way for that student to get to school is if the district provides transportation, so the district cannot create a policy that unilaterally removes that entitlement,' Bazile said. 'We're talking about a civil right.' Advertisement John Hilliard can be reached at

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