[Superman]

But.....now that you mention it, please educate me.

Somebody (a public school or a private business) buys a bunch of school busses. There's a substantial cost for ya. Then let's consider maintenance on those buses. That's lots of moolah. then let's consider that these things make one trip each morning and the riders don't pay a fare. And unless you were not aware, the drivers are paid peanuts.

Now....isn't that going to be expensive no matter how you slice it? And if you take this work and investment away from one organization (like a public school) and give it to another organization (like a private business that wants to make a profit), then how do you save money? By not modernizing the fleet? Buy not incurring as much maintenance expense? By paying lower wages (yeah, like Laidlaw wages could be made lower.......).

I'm wondering if city buses that are idle when kids need to be transported could be used.....and share those expenses. Use the buses more and defray the costs. Is that what happened in your county?

Again, this notion that somehow schools are buying them wrong....or maintaining them wrong......or paying drivers too much......frankly doesn't make sense.

Unless of course.......you believe that gubmit workers compare to private workers like sloths compare to cheetahs. Oh, that's right. That's cartoon-land. oh.......oops. I forgot about how you guys envision the stuff you have no actual experience with.

Still, I do wonder how your county saved money on school buses.