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Some Pa. schools are cutting off charter students’ access to yellow buses after court ruling

spotlightpa.org · 14h · first reportShare

HARRISBURG — Two weeks before the start of classes at his all-boys charter school near Pittsburgh, founder Darryl Canady received an email from his local public school district saying it wouldn’t provide traditional bus rides to his students this year. Instead, Woodland Hills School District said it would supply each of the more than 140 students at LIFE Male STEAM Academy with Pittsburgh Regional Transit cards to get to and from class. “Please note that this will be the only option offered by the school district this school year,” the email read. The notice took Canady by surprise. Nobody at the district had contacted him to talk about shifting his students to public transit, and the email provided no explanation for the decision. “Everybody's concerned,” Canady told Spotlight PA, referring to his students’ parents. “People don't want to put their sons, especially 10 and 11 year olds, on a bus. And you may have to change multiple buses.” Free Newsletter: Sign up for a free roundup of