Philly To Cut Student Bus Passes To Public Schools - But Not To Charters

[Hannah Bell]

The Philadelphia school district may have to cut 3,800 positions in order to close a $600 million deficit. Another proposal to make up for the loss of almost $300 million in state funds this year includes eliminating free transportation to and from school.

That means no busing or free SEPTA transpasses for any students except those in special education students and those attending charter schools.

That's because state law requires the district to provide transportation to and from charter schools. But students who attend public and parochial schools next year could have to pay their own way.

http://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.com/2011/04/philly-to-cut-student-bus-passes-to.html

[Mojeoux]

1. I hope the people of Philidelphia rises up against this shite. ~nt

[dkf]

2. Free bus service? I've never had that.

How common is this?

[barbtries]

3. when we moved from CA to NC

i was amazed. those same old yellow school buses of my childhood, which had long since gone extinct in CA, were everywhere. and my son had a ride to school every day.