Elijah Jalpa, 5, and Dominic Adams, 5, try out McQuistion Elementary School’s new hallway sensory walk on the first day of classes in the Butler Area School District on Tuesday.PHOTOGRAPHY BY Tanner Cole/Butler Eagle

BUTLER TWP — School buses finally carried Butler Area School District students to class Tuesday morning.

Tuesday was the district’s first day of class after problems with school bus routing software caused the start to be delayed from last Thursday.

At McQuistion Elementary, students arrived to find upgrades in their hallways and in an outdoor space.

The school’s new principal, Carrie Morgan-Davis, said that drop-off went smoothly. Morgan-Davis switched over this year from a job as assistant principal at Butler Intermediate High School.

“It’s been a great day,” Morgan-Davis said. “The kids are excited to be here, and the teachers are excited to get the year started.”

As the final buses of the day dropped off students, Superintendent Brian White offered an update on the situation in a phone interview.

He said the district still is sorting through numerous parent requests for changes to the bus routes and pickup points used on Tuesday, but that school bus drivers managed to make things work.

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Dominic Adams, 5, and Elijah Jalpa, 5, try out McQuistion Elementary’s new hallway sensory walk. The pair learned how to do wall-push ups during their first day of school Tuesday.Photography by Tanner Cole/Butler Eagle

McQuistion Elementary's courtyard got a revamped look over summer break. Tanner Cole/Butler Eagle