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Students urge city council to back school committee's in-house busing plan; drivers and ownership cited as benefits
Summary
Three students from Christa McAuliffe Charter School urged the council to support the school committee's proposed budget to move busing in-house, saying it would improve reliability, allow local control of pay and benefits, and that many current bus drivers have applied for in-house positions.
Three students from Christa McAuliffe Charter School addressed the council during public participation on June 3 and urged support for the school committee's proposed FY2026 budget item to transition Framingham Public Schools' busing to an in-house model.
Patrick Coyne said the in-house plan would give the district control over hiring, pay and operations and reported that "73 out…
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