As YWN has been reporting, a strike has been threatened by drivers of yellow school buses that may begin as early as tomorrow, but most yeshiva parents are not worrying. Thanks to the free transportation that was put in place by State Senator Simcha Felder, 20,000 children attending yeshivos will not be impacted by the strike.
“Just when we’ve gotten used to thanking Simcha Felder for the free transportation, now we have to start thanking him for taking this strike worry off our minds, too,” said one yeshiva administrator. “Seriously, just as we’re returning to school after the holidays, the last thing we need to worry about, and that parents need to worry about, is how kids are going to get to school every day. Unfortunately, some parents will be effected by this strike, if it happens, but at least the vast majority are protected.”
With two bus driver unions going on strike, close to 600 bus routes serving approximately 12,000 public school students and 2,500 non-public school students attending school in areas of Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island will be effected. Bus routes in Manhattan and the Bronx will not be effected.
(YWN Desk – NYC)
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I do not believe this article is completely accurate. A administrator in shul was just saying that he received a call from mayer deblazio’s office today to notify them that they are preparing for a stike and how they will provide transportation to people. He also said that a lot of yeshivas are included in the strike.