WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?

And what happened to "safety first"?

Below, you will find an excerpt from a N&O article in today's paper, entitled "Heat Takes a Toll On Buses". You can view the entire article at: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1103708.html

 

"Meanwhile, some school buses lack air conditioning altogether.

Raleigh resident Colleen Hodges said her 6-year-old daughter sometimes comes home with a red face and matted hair after a half-hour ride on the school bus.

Alvin McNeill, director of operations for the Wake County Public Schools transportation department, said the school system does not have enough air-conditioned buses to transport all of the students in summer school and year-round schools. Of the system's 874 buses, 313 have air conditioning, he said.

Wake County has 46 year-round schools, including 26 added in the 2007-08 school year.

Hodges said she plans to start driving her two daughters to school, despite high gas prices.

"They're so little," she said. "We don't want to have to keep subjecting them to that."

(Staff writer Zo' Buck contributed to this report.)

sara.peach@newsobserver.com or (919) 932-8742"

 

Just another reason why massive, forced, year-round school conversions are not a good idea. Speak up, everyone. Speak up!