Thousands of students may lose their bus ride to school
[Baltimore Spokes: This article brought up memories of the time a school bus passed me just to stop and pick up kids, drove 200 feet to stop and pick up more kids then 200 feet later made a left turn into a school. I really have to question \"all the money saved\" by not building sidewalks and make roads inhospitable to bicycling traffic so we need to bus or drive kids anywhere they need to go.]...
Lake County School Board members were briefed by transportation officials Monday on the potential savings the district could see if it stopped offering busing for students who live within two miles of school.
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School officials said the district could save approximately $2.7 million a year by eliminating 34 bus routes.
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Chairman Kyleen Fischer said she was concerned about the risk students faced while walking to school.
District officials said they identified 23 hazardous walking areas within the two-mile radius of 10 elementary schools. Students living in those areas could be eligible for busing. However, those areas could be eliminated if the municipalities add sidewalks or lower speed limits.
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