Some Pa. schools are cutting off charter students’ access to yellow buses after court ruling
Districts say the switch to transit passes can cut costs as Pennsylvania’s charter enrollment tops 174,000 students, according to the state Department of Education.
- Pennsylvania school districts are beginning to replace traditional yellow-bus service for some charter-school students with free public-transit passes following a state Supreme Court ruling that allows different transportation methods.
- The change has prompted concerns from charter-school parents and advocates, particularly over younger children navigating public transit, longer commutes and limited transit infrastructure in some suburban and rural areas.
- Districts say transportation is a significant and growing expense, with rising costs and shortages of qualified bus drivers making less expensive alternatives increasingly attractive.
- Republican lawmakers are pushing legislation that would require districts to provide younger charter students with the same transportation methods available to traditional public-school students, while charter advocates are also considering further legal challenges.
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Some Pa. schools are cutting off charter students’ access to yellow buses after court ruling
Two weeks before the start of classes at his all-boys charter school near Pittsburgh, founder Darryl Canady received an email from his local public school district saying it wouldn’t provide traditional bus rides to his students this year.
Some Pa. schools cutting off charter students' access to yellow buses
HARRISBURG — Two weeks before the start of classes at his all-boys charter school near Pittsburgh, founder Darryl Canady received an email from his local public school district saying it wouldn’t provide traditional bus rides to his students this year.
Why some PA charter students are being put on public buses
HARRISBURG — Two weeks before the start of classes at his all-boys charter school near Pittsburgh, founder Darryl Canady received an email from his local public school district saying it wouldn’t provide traditional bus rides to his students this year. Instead, Woodland Hills School District said it would supply each of the more than 140 students at LIFE Male STEAM Academy with Pittsburgh Regional Transit cards to get to and from class. “Please …
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