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District 207 to provide free ACE transit passes for eligible students, district staff outline rollout
Summary
District staff recommended loading quarterly ACE transit passes for students on fee waivers or free/reduced-price lunch who live one mile or more from school; passes will be valid roughly 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., require student sign-up and will be tracked by counts, not student names.
District 207 staff presented a transportation update recommending the district provide free ACE transit passes to students who qualify for fee waivers or free and reduced-price lunch and who live at least one mile from their school. Superintendent Mary Kalu and transportation staff said the program removes both cost and distance as barriers and that the district plans to load quarterly amounts onto student transit accounts. “We believe that this is the best solution for providing that barrier,” Mary Kalu said. District leaders outlined implementation…
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