Transportation Chaos: Outrageous Decision to End Magnet Busing for Thousands of Students Leaves Community Fuming
Louisville, Kentucky – In a controversial move that sparked outrage among community leaders, members of the Jefferson County Board of Education voted to terminate busing for the majority of the district’s magnet students. The decision, made in a specially-called meeting, will impact all magnet students except for those attending Central High and Western High, where at least 75% of students come from impoverished households. The plan to end transportation for most magnet students, affecting over …