踏入新學年,由於預算刪減,波士頓市2100名八年級學生將開始搭乘地鐵上學。波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Martin Walsh)和地鐵總經理史考特(Beverly Scott)等人,昨(三)日特地到東波士頓地鐵藍線的美佛瑞克站(Maverick),向學生,家長們強調,搭地鐵將和搭黃色校巴一樣安全。
波市公校將派50人穿上藍色背心,在主要車站,協助學生們搭到適當的地點,
波是學校部門估計,刪減八年級學生的校車服務,約可節省二百萬元。不過這一計劃引起家長及熱心民眾對安全的顧慮。其他人擔心這一改變,將影響學生上課出席率,或者增加了的數以千計乘客,將使地鐵難以負荷。
有關人員表示,地鐵在載送這些額外增加的乘客上,不會有問題,警察也將在早上加強巡邏,以防萬一。
搭乘地鐵上學的學生們,將可獲得一週七天都能使用的地鐵派司(pass)。代理學校總監麥當納(John McDonough)表示,多年來學生們一直都在要求七天派司,學生們需要更多選擇。
六,七年級學生也可以要求免費地鐵派司,不過波市府會繼續為符合資格的學生提共校巴服務。
有關人員鼓勵家長們,有疑問食可致電波士頓公校交通部熱線617-635-9520。
It’s
back-to-school time in Boston!
Students in
grades 1-12 return tomorrow; Kindergarten begins Monday, September 8
BOSTON – Mayor Martin
J. Walsh, members of the Boston School Committee, Interim Superintendent John
McDonough and a team of talented teachers, school leaders and staff are ready
to welcome students back to school Thursday.
“Boston is home to the most
dedicated, engaged and talented students and families in the nation and we are
looking forward to serving them well this year,” McDonough said. “We are
thrilled to open the doors of all 128 schools and support our students by
offering a world-class education for every child. Every child deserves a great
teacher in every classroom and a great school leader in every school, and this
is what they can expect this year in the Boston Public Schools.”
Update on transportation service
More than 650 school buses will hit
the road on Thursday. Every route has a driver assigned and drivers have been
practicing their routes. The bus drivers’ union and Transdev, our service
provider, have demonstrated clear progress toward delivering on-time, reliable
service since the unacceptable interruption early last week. BPS is continuing
to monitor the situation closely.
Although we strive for on-time
service every day, families may experience some delays during the first few
days of school as students and parents get used to the new routes and stops.
Parents can check the status of their school bus by calling our Transportation
Hotline at (617) 635-9520 or by checking the location online at schoolbus.bostonpublicschools.org.
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