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Yes, but the programs themselves (and the schools in general) could be so much better without the busing. It is extremely expensive, and school districts have finite budgets. [/quote]

The vast majority of busing is busing students to their home schools. Busing to special programs is only a very small component of the cost.[/quote]

Right, my initial comment was not limited to special programs. There is no question that busing over 100,000 students to their home schools on a daily basis is extremely expensive for the district. That money has to come from somewhere. [/quote]

So you are advocating getting rid of all bussing and having maybe 20?  40?  extra cars heading to each school per bus each day to get the kids there.  Its not like eliminating bussing has no negative consequences.[/quote]

Lots of private schools don’t offer buses, yet they seem to make drop off and pick up work just fine. What happened to good old fashioned car pools, organized by parents?  Instead, many of the posters here seem to prefer to scream at some poor person in a bus depot if there is a short term hiccup rather than take responsibility for their family’s transportation needs. [/quote]

And what are working parents supposed to do? Some people don't have time to pick up a bunch of kids and bring them to school. [/quote]

OK, but why is that the county’s problem? Maybe working parents need to organize car pools, pay for bus pick up, etc.  This is what I’m talking about, so many people just seem to throw their hands up in the air and expect the principal, the bus depot, or anyone else to solve their dilemmas. Schools exist to educate, not provide free daycare for parents. [/quote]

My my, aren't we self-righteous. I have to assume you're a SAHP and likely also an Ayn Rand fan. Every man, women, and child for him/herself, right? Screw everyone else.

You know what? Let's just cut any/all government programs you might benefit from because why should anyone help you? We're not here for you; we're here for ourselves.  [/quote]

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