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High school students tell supervisors Muni schedule changes delay school and strain attendance
Summary
Dozens of students from several San Francisco high schools told the Budget & Finance Committee that changes to Muni schedules and reductions in service—particularly on routes 29, 8AX/8BX and the 9L—leave them waiting up to 30 minutes, arriving late to class and harming small schools' attendance funding.
At the start of the Budget & Finance Committee hearing, students representing Burton, Lincoln, George Washington and other high schools told supervisors that recent Muni schedule changes are causing chronic lateness and overcrowded buses.
Christina Morris (Burton), Jasper Gwan (Bridal High School) and other students described standing at stops for as long as 30 minutes and being unable to board packed buses. Jasper Gwan said he had to walk extra…
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