N.J. school district announces bus route cuts 3 weeks before school starts

The Deptford Township School District plans to cut busing for students within a two mile radius of their school this upcoming school year and charge parents for busing near schools in order to cut outsourced transportation expenses, the district’s superintendent wrote in a letter to parents Friday. “To optimize our resources and ensure the financial stability of our district, we have made the difficult decision to reduce the number of bus stops and the number of students who will be transported to and from each of our schools,” Deptford’s superintendent...