LA schools chief pulls $24 per athlete bus plan
Thursday, July 29, 2010
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(07-29) 10:00 PDT Los Angeles, CA (AP) --
The superintendent of the nation's second-largest school district has pulled a funding plan asking parents of Los Angeles student athletes to help pay for buses to high school away games.
The financially distressed Los Angeles Unified School District had said games could be canceled if enough money isn't raised through a voluntary $24 per student transportation donation.
But Ramon Cortines released a statement early Thursday saying he has rescinded the
The superintendent of the nation's second-largest school district has pulled a funding plan asking parents of Los Angeles student athletes to help pay for buses to high school away games.
The financially distressed Los Angeles Unified School District had said games could be canceled if enough money isn't raised through a voluntary $24 per student transportation donation.
But Ramon Cortines released a statement early Thursday saying he has rescinded the
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