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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS says this about central stop transportation.  There are apparently no guarantees of a stop within walking distance.  How is this possibly equitable?  The programs will only be for kids whose parents can drive them to a central stop?

"According to MCPS Regulation EEA-RA, Student 
Transportation, Section II.B.2, “Centralized bus 
service, defined as transportation from a central 
location such as a neighborhood elementary 
school, to the program site, may be provided to 
students attending specific programs as identi-
fied in the MCPS Options (Guide to Countywide 
Programs) booklet, in accordance with Board 
action, attendance areas, transportation services, 
and funding levels. Parents/guardians are respon-
sible for students’ transportation to and from 
centralized bus stops, whether or not there is an 
appropriate walking route.” Central stops are 
placed at MCPS schools and other government 
facilities. Not all students will have a bus stop 
within walking distance of their home."[/quote]

CO has been reiterated in multiple occasions that "central stops" only include local HSs, and this is exactly the transportation model used in their transportation budget (i.e., one HS-HS bus between every two HSs in every region, no matter how many students one bus can carry). [/quote]

Oh that’s bad.  So you can only attend regional programs if your parents can drive you to the school or the central stop….smh [/quote]

It’s certainly not “equitable” by any sense of the word.  [/quote]

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