Yesterday the Illinois House voted 73-39 in favor of a bill which says that the Chicago Public Schools must provide bus transportation to the children who must walk to and from school along the 'Safe Passage Routes.' These routes were established when nearly 50 schools were closed last spring forcing children from the shuttered schools to walk longer distances, often through unsafe areas, to get to their new schools.
Should the bill pass the IL. Senate and get approved by Governor Quinn it would mean that 1,800 additional bus runs would have to be made each day. They will be quite an expense, that's a given.
One would think that the CPS brass should know this might be coming given the fact that there are state rules on busing and the fact that many have expressed their concerns over these routes.
Given the fact that many schools were forced to get less funds this year in addition to the pension concerns and CPS moving to new digs, one has to wonder how the CPS administration, the Board of Education and CEO Byrd Bennett will deal with this busing issue.
Stay tuned!!
Dick
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