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San Francisco school board adopts new transportation policy as state budget pressures mount
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Education approved a substitute motion to adopt a new general‑education transportation policy to trim bus service and phase changes over three years, citing deepening state budget shortfalls. The measure passed on a 6‑aye roll call after parents, bus drivers and transit advocates urged careful outreach and safety protections.
The San Francisco Board of Education on Dec. 14 approved a substitute motion to adopt a new general‑education transportation policy that will reduce some yellow‑bus routes and phase changes in over the next three years as the district responds to deepening state budget cuts.
Superintendent Garcia, who warned earlier in the meeting that recent state deficit estimates had climbed from earlier projections (previously cited at $15–18 billion then $25 billion) to roughly "$31,000,000,000," said the district must plan now for difficult choices and seek broad community involvement to protect classroom priorities.
The policy drew sustained public comment. Michelle Jacques Menegas of the Parent Advisory Council told the board PAC…
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