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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

NYC Public School Parents: Resolution on busing, with FOILed data showing DOE granted more busing thru safety variances to private school students

NYC Public School Parents: Resolution on busing, with FOILed data showing DOE granted more busing thru safety variances to private school students:

Resolution on busing, with FOILed data showing DOE granted more busing thru safety variances to private school students

The DOE unilaterally eliminated middle-school busing from many areas of Queens and Staten Island that have no public transportation, and this may have contributed to the death of at least one public school student. Along with some news clips, the data on how few safety variances the DOE has granted in authorizing busing in hazardous areas is here, FOILed by Michael Reilly of CEC 31. What's somewhat shocking is how DOE has approved more safety variances