High Fuel Price Mean a Hard Road for School Bue
Mot tate require bu tranportation through high chool for public chool tudent who need it. Maachuett require it only for elementary chool. And chool can charge to ride the bu. State education official ay ome ditrict may begin to do that, or raie exiting fee.
Studie how that chool bue are the afet form of tranportation to and from chool. The American School Bu Council ay cut in bu ervice are bad for children and poibly the environment. It ay removing bue from the road will mean an increae in other vehicle tranporting tudent. Spokeman Bob Riley ay another concern i that reducing bu ervice might reduce attendance.
But it could alo get more children to walk or bicycle to chool. And that would urely make people happy at the National Center for Safe Route to School. More kid walking or biking afely to chool i the aim of a three-year-old federal program, part of an international movement. The goal i to increae phyical activity and reduce air pollution.
The United State will celebrate Walk to School Day on October eighth thi year. But for ome tudent, high fuel price could make every day a walk-to-chool day. Next week, we'll talk about other way that chool and tudent are reacting to the price.