Selective enrollment and magnet school students hoping to get back on yellow buses are unlikely to find any relief next fall, Chicago Public Schools officials said Thursday.
A bus driver shortage that has plagued school districts nationwide since the COVID-19 pandemic has persisted and forced officials to prioritize special education and homeless students as required by law.That has meant about 5,500 general education kids who attend selective and magnet elementary schools outside their neighborhood have been left off buses this year, frustrating families who had relied on that transportation.CPS said that will likely continue to be the case next school year.
This money would be a much-needed lifeline for thousands of Chicago students."CPS is taking 8,749 mostly special-education students to school on buses and giving $500 monthly stipends to 3,700 special-ed families to pay for alternative transportation, officials said. Improvements to the transportation system have left about 130 students with disabilities on bus routes for more than an hour, down from almost 3,000 kids last year.
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