Q&A
Bus service availability for DHS shelter students on the first day of school
2:29:00
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about the number of students living in DHS shelters who were eligible for bus service but didn't have it in place for the first day of school. DOE officials explain the routing process and promise to provide specific numbers.
- All students with data received by August 26 were routed for the first day of school
- Officials are still processing transportation requests for students in temporary housing
- Exact numbers of students without service on the first day will be provided later
Rita Joseph
2:29:00
And the students living in DHS shelters that are eligible for bus service, but didn't have a bus in place for the 1st day of school.
2:29:08
How many students is that?
Flavia Puello-Perdomo
2:29:10
Our colleagues can speak to the number of students.
2:29:12
I do wanna clarify something because I think earlier on to the question of how many of the students in DHS shelter gets busing and the number being around 500,400 that are receiving.
2:29:26
But in k through 6, in DHS shelters, there's about 13,271.
2:29:32
Right?
2:29:33
And students in DHS shelters and all of the students who are impacted by temporary housing are by law require to have preference to their zone school.
2:29:43
So the same notion of getting students closer to their community.
2:29:47
But I'm happy, you know, to work with you and to work with any of our other council members if we find a particular zone or a particular area where we feel like we need to work with DHS and spend more time, but I think those numbers are a little bit more clear because I think earlier, the focus was on the 38,000, but it's really 13,200 students k through 6.
2:30:09
Who are in DHS shelter that as a result and are required to have both seen if requested.
2:30:16
And I think you asked some seen on a loan timelines for
Rita Joseph
2:30:19
Mhmm.
Glenn Risbrook
2:30:20
Right.
2:30:21
I think the questions asked a little earlier.
2:30:23
All the students that that we received the data for contemporary housing by the deadline that we had for August 26 were routed for the 1st day of school.
2:30:31
Currently, as I as I said, going through this month, we are processing students for temporary housing for busing.
2:30:37
And I will get that number to you that it proves not
Rita Joseph
2:30:41
as well.
2:30:42
Okay.
2:30:42
Thank you.
2:30:42
Council member, you wanted to.
