No Public School Buses in California starting Monday

In case you are the parent of a public grade school, public junior High School or  public High School student  or a student of any of these who hasn't heard yet, there likely will not be a public School Bus that will pick up public school children in California starting this Monday or after as public school resumes. The reason for this is that all state money for public school buses has been withdrawn in order to try and balance state budgets. So, if your city or county doesn't have funds for school buses separate from state funds the public school buses in your area will not be running. So, this will either mean walking, riding a bicycle or home schooling or independent study for many children statewide. Because many children can't be left home alone because of their ages, this is an important consideration for working parents to think about at this time so it doesn't ruin the next week or more for them trying to figure how to cope with this huge change regarding public school buses in California.

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Boston.com - Dec 15, 2011

Representatives of the California School Boards Association and Association of ... "We'll run the buses every day. We don't have a choice," Johnson said. ...

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