Halloween rally on school bus issues
Skeleton in a thinking pose. Caption: Still waiting for honest data about school bus route complaints
PRESS ADVISORY
NEW YORK, NY - 10/31/2022
Caregivers, Advocates for NYC School Bus Riders to hold “Skeleton Rally” for Better Routes, as Semi-annual Status Report is Due to City Council per 2019 Local Law 34
Date: Halloween Monday, October 31, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Place: Outside Dept. of Education's Tweed building at 52 Chambers St, New York, NY
Who: New York City school bus riders’ families and advocates, hosted by Parents to Improve School Transportation (PIST NYC)
What: Parents will dramatize the excruciatingly long wait for a student transportation system that consistently gets all kids to school on time. Demands include: true solutions to the shortage of school bus personnel; safe, reliable and sustainable routes for all students with or without disabilities who need them; honest, independent data about yellow bus service.
Contact: Sara Catalinotto - Founder, PIST NYC Phone # 631.743.6296 pistnyc@gmail.com
Interviews in Spanish- Contact: Milagros Cancel - Presidenta, Comité Timón NY. comitetimon07@gmail.com
[Background:
Local law 34 can be downloaded here https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3691009&GUID=80A33653-A13B-4536-9A77-9DAF2D8B5441
DOE business rules in Oct 2019 https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/city-council-chapter-26-office-of-pupil-trasnportation---business-rules.pdf
DOE business rules in April 2021 https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/04_2021-city-council-report---business-rules_final.pdf ]
About the organizers:
PIST NYC is a citywide volunteer group who demand school transportation that is safe, reliable and renewable for students with and without disabilities, including those in temporary housing or in the foster system. PIST NYC advises on day to day school bus route complaints while organizing for a School Bus Bill of Rights referendum.
We believe transportation to school is a civil and human right, and that a decision-making body which includes the most affected communities can do a better job of attracting workers, improving routes, training and communication, and keeping everyone safe. We support good union contracts, better training, Employee Protection Provisions, and a fair wage structure for those who transport our children.