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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bussing could change to be fee for service. Families would sign up and pay for an entire semester. This would also solve the planning problem. They already start giving kids MCPS IDs in middle school, they could just give them a barcode sticker to scan if they purchase the pass. Families that couldn't afford it would get a reduced fee or free pass depending on income level.

This would cover the costs, provide better planning and free up millions spent on free transportation to be better spent on adding teachers and aides to the classroom. [/quote]

Now this is a good idea. [/quote]

And what about the kids who can't afford the fee? Are they just SOL?[/quote]
c'mon people. It's called applying for "free bus ride" like they do with free and reduced lunch.  Those who can't afford it can apply for a waiver.

Lots of school districts across the country go without school buses, including in areas where both parents work.  Somehow they figured it out.

I had no school bus growing up in LAUSD.

However, the problem with MCPS is that too many ES kids live too far from their neighborhood school so it's not an easy walk. Maybe just provide buses to ES/MS kids?[/quote]

*facepalm*

Of course you didn't have a school bus in LAUSD; it's an urban school district. There are no school buses in NYC either. They provide free or reduced Metrocards to students, though, so it still costs the city a ton of money to ensure the kids get to school.

Again, given the cost people have deduced on this thread ($650/kid), many more families will need a waiver than you're anticipating. The district might save some money, but we'll all end up with more traffic (both on the road and at the schools), more emissions, and I'm not sure the tradeoff is ultimately worth it. [/quote]
?  LAUSD is very large. I lived in the suburbs.  It wasn't really urban. It was not that different from, say, Silver Spring.   You are maybe thinking LA proper.

The income cut off should be the same for FARMs eligibility.  The trade off is worth it if it means a K class can be reduced from 27 to 20.[/quote]

+1. Reducing class sizes should be the priority. [/quote]

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