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School bus service vanishing amid budget cuts
- 09-02-2011
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By Eleanor Yang Su/California Watch
The big yellow school bus is fast becoming a relic in California, as districts eliminate bus drivers and routes to address education budget cuts. Officials for the San Francisco Unified School District ended bus service for hundreds of children this fall and will make further reductions over the next two years as the district cuts transportation expenses by 44 percent. In San Diego, about 3,500 students returning to school this month will have to find another ride or switch schools because their bus routes have been eliminated. The 20 percent reduction in bus ridership is one of many cuts, including about 600 laid-off teachers, counselors, nurses and librarians. (more...)
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