Bus Battle Brewing at LaFollette

Angela Bettis:

Students and teachers at LaFollette High School are fighting for equal bus service.

They'll take their argument to the city council Tuesday.

Limited bus service from Lafollette on the east side to students' homes on the south side of the city is creating problems academically.

Students say they are not able to go to the same after school activities as kids at other schools because of the ongoing transportation problem.

Andres Garcia runs an after school Latino Club, but has been having problems getting students in the door.

"Because of the bus problems, no one was actually able to stay," he said.

Teachers have said students who need more help learning English are missing out.

"We have academics that meet after school and clubs," said science teacher Lisa Endicott. "Some of those things we can't get the kids home for academics is the thing that hurts the most."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 17, 2005 6:01 AM
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