Detroit laying off bus aides for kids with disabilities
July 27th, 2009From the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News:
The Detroit school district has announced a plan to lay off 75 percent of the approximately 210 school bus attendants who assist kids with disabilities to and from school, arousing the ire of parents, advocates and labor unions.
The cuts, which were part of a budget cutting effort that is closing 29 schools, will save the district an estimated $5.8 million.
“I’m outraged,” said one mother. “We need them on the buses, for the safety of the bus drivers, for the safety of the kids. These services cannot be discarded.”

