{"id":1560,"date":"2023-10-23T17:48:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T17:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siderpress.oceansideschools.org\/?p=1560"},"modified":"2023-10-23T17:50:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T17:50:14","slug":"would-more-bussing-solve-the-skillman-avenue-traffic-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siderpress.oceansideschools.org\/index.php\/2023\/10\/23\/would-more-bussing-solve-the-skillman-avenue-traffic-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Would More Bussing Solve the Skillman Avenue Traffic Issue?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Logan Bowe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love being able to eat breakfast in school before first period – singing isn\u2019t easy on an empty stomach. The issue is that when there are cars lined up for a block on Skillman Avenue with little to no movement at 7:35 AM, I have to leave EXTRA early to get to school on time, and \u201con time\u201d isn\u2019t early enough to eat breakfast.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

100% of students I asked agreed that bussing would help the early morning traffic and should be provided to all students regardless of grade. Meanwhile, 80% of teachers that I spoke with agreed with the notion of bussing for all grades, with one teacher calling it \u201cinequitable\u201d that older grades have no chance at bussing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An issue with bussing all students at all grade levels, however, is the cost. One teacher argued that while they\u2019d support bussing for all grades, it isn\u2019t an easy thing to fit into the budget. A student who agreed with bussing for upper grades agreed that it\u2019d be most beneficial for the school to provide bussing to 9th and 10th graders since they can\u2019t drive, while giving 11th and 12th graders no bussing due to their ability to drive themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe that the best course of action is simply to add a slight fee for Oceanside residents to pay within the proposed budget for next year. A mere $20-$50 per household could cover the funding for all students to get bussing. Of course, the budget needs to get approved. If the people approve it, then it\u2019ll work, and if they don\u2019t approve it, then the people will have made it known that they prefer not to pay extra for the bussing. The district already pays $8,067,287 for pupil transportation. If you\u2019re already paying that much for transportation, is it really that absurd to add another $500,000 to the budget to provide bussing for all grade levels?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Pupil Transportation Costs According to the Oceanside School Budget<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Ultimately, I believe that universal bussing should be provided at a price as long as Oceanside residents are willing to pay for it. This way, we can all show up to school fifteen minutes before the first bell and still have time to grab some breakfast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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