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In an attempt to convince the governor to reconsider his action Chesbro is spearheading an effort with a letter to the governor, stating, “We are writing to request that you reconsider your recent action to eliminate funding for Home-To-School Transportation. Your decision to completely eliminate this funding for this important program disproportionately affects low-income and rural students throughout California.”
He continued, “Given the current budget situation, we understand that difficult and painful decisions are needed, especially since we have no additional sources of revenue at this time. However, any education cuts should be equitable and not impact our most vulnerable students.”
Assemblymembers Luis Alejo, Michael Allen, Betsy Butler, Paul Fong, Alyson Huber, Jared Huffman, Bill Monning, Kristin Olsen, Henry Perea and Mariko Yamada and State Sen. Noreen Evans co-signed the letter.
Home-to-School Transportation funding was eliminated in a move by Gov. Brown last month when he opted to “trigger” budget cuts after revenues failed to meet projections.
Lake County Superintendent of Schools Wally Holbrook reported that the 51.5 percent reduction in transportation will result in a loss of approximately $875,000 to Lake County schools.
Chesbro said he decided to write this letter to the governor after being contacted by school districts and the families they serve in the First Assembly District.
“Many of the students who attend schools in my district are from low-income families,” Chesbro said. “Most of them live miles from their school. Without Home-to-School Transportation, there is no way for many of these students to get to school.”
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