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School Committee weighs transportation cuts, budget and state law on who must be bused
Summary
Committee members reviewed city and state obligations for student transportation, heard that state law requires busing for students in kindergarten through sixth grade living more than two miles from school, and asked staff to model multiple scenarios as the city’s contribution is constrained.
School Committee members on May 28 examined Revere’s student-transportation budget and state requirements as city funding pressures force staff to identify potential service reductions.
A staff presenter told the committee that state law requires transportation for students in kindergarten through sixth grade who live more than two miles from school. Committee members were briefed that the city’s proposed contribution for the coming year is roughly $9.7 million and that the school system’s total transportation budget is estimated at about $11.7 million after expected reimbursements; without reimbursements staff estimated…
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