Over 100 Lindenhurst kids left without school bus service after audit

It's hard for many parents to get kids up for school, but in one Long Island school district, more than 100 children now have to wake up even earlier. As CBS2's Carolyn Gusoff reports, kids at one Lindenhurst school now have to walk to school after getting bumped from bus service.

[readysetsleep]

This happened back in 1990 when I was attending 8th grade at the JHS. They cut the budget for buses, we had to walk. The school board ran the budget vote three times until it was approved for buses and sports again.

Lindenhurst did that too for the library renovation too. Keep running it until it gets approved, can't take a no.

[R.A.A.A.F.]

I attended this school from 2003-2006. Lived ~1.7 miles away, north of Route 27. I'd almost always miss my bus because of sports, friends, etc. It took me 22 minutes to walk home. Little over 10 by bike. I know this town like the back of my hand and I can tell you that even if this kid lives at the southernmost end of S.12th, at the dead end that abuts Concord Ave., there is no way it takes him 30 minutes. If a 13 year old _boy_ is tired from walking a little over a mile, it's time to hit the treadmill.

[staceyblock]

If that one boy the dad was talking about walks past the bus, couldn't he just walk to the closest bus stop and get on there? Couldn't all the kids do that? Walk to the closest stop.

[cakeman]

I walked to HS in the 70s, 1.3 miles. Sometimes in the snow. A line has to be drawn somewhere, and it's unfair that someone just outside the line will get to school much faster than someone inside the line. Life is often unfair. Maybe they should relax the line in the mornings so they don't get to school tired, but let them walk back home.

[marks]

When I was going to school I had to walk, with the obesity on the rise it wouldn’t hurt them to walk, PLUS it would lower your taxes not having to pay for busses, drivers AND clear our roads. Sorry to say I’m Not Feeling any sympathy.

[PSimon-xrpw]

How is a kid tired of walking. I’m sure if they had no legs to walk on they wud appreciate walking. Today’s generation

[alexmeyers]

I remember the wrong bus september 10 2021 in Oakdale

[yaaharriott]

People don't do car pools any more?

[dragonli]

I can not believe someone lazy don’t want to walk a mile or less than a mile to school

[skylarjaxx]

As long as I been alive that has been the policy I don't qualify for bus tickets or the bus to school.

[kyleyoung]

I walked 1.1 mile to school 6-8th grade took about 20 minutes. Sucked in the winter, but hey, wattayagunnado?

[Adrianlover]

Take your kid to school. Don't make excuses..

[IFIXCASTLES]

Oh no they have to walk...I had to walk! Oh the humanity!

[sabirahemphill-garcia]

What kind of bus owner lets the stupid bus drivers get on the bus when they Camila we have a bus every time does the field empathy for these kids know that they don’t want to walk for 20 minutes What about the kids with physical disability what about that what if they have let’s say They have CP I am not a bus driver but I can tell you this someone needs to fire them all

[kingforaday]

Well heck!!! This is in new yawk!!! Which means I dont give a damn if they even have a scoo to go to.

[katiel.]

If they have a car why can’t they drive? We take the train to school.

[emilymccracken]

My Granddaughter attends a public middle school in Southern California and pays $100 each quarter or $400 yr for school bus.

[whitediamond]

Then they complain about kids not being at school. REALLY? 🤨

[SrNitShft]

I ain't trying to here these lazy parents, I had to walk a mile and a half to school, these parents are comical, but your kids have no problem walking around town or hanging out with friends. Some of these parents are just ridiculous