Reply To: School Board Monitors in Lakewood & East Ramapo

ERSCD transports more students than any other district in the state except NYC. The district isn’t compensated for this service which is a major part of the problem. Some say cut courtesy busing will solve the problem.

In Lakewood NJ the state tried that and 2,000 public school parents protested because there is no way to safely get the students to school.

NJ thought that if they ran the district they could solve the budgetary problems. In the first year, they have run up a $12.4 million deficit and alienated everyone. I am not sure what their exit strategy is. The state is going to have to increase aid for the near future.