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'These are students who actually show up to school that are being served with these fines," commented Lisa Adler of the Bus Riders Union. 'These tickets make for bigger problems for these students...they have to pay large tickets that they cannot afford or have their parents take a day off work to go to court with them...why fine students for a faulty bus system? We wouldn't fine a teacher for being late to work." Adler has also been alerted that some students choose not to come to school if they know they are going to be late to avoid the frustration and the huge fine.
The Bus Riders Union has worked tirelessly alongside these students, advocating for service expansion and the reversal of the 2007 fere increase. 'This would be the best stimulus plan for these families...getting money back into their pockets," Adler continued. More than 80% of LAUSD students are TMe 1, living at or below the poverty line. It's almost like these students are being double taxed and fined the most"On Tuesday, Westchester High School students organized a Student Press Conference and Speak Out to voice their discontent with the MTA bus system, urging them to improve educational access for Los Angeles County students and to urge support from Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas to use funds from Los Angeles County Measure R to expand the current bus route of Line 115 and reverse the 2007 fare increase.See the full content of this document
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Students Organize Protest
On Tuesday, Westchester High School students organized a Student Press Conference and Speak Out to voice their discontent with the MTA bus system, urging them to improve educational access for Los Ang...
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