Ohio requires buses for private school kids. Public school students have to find their own ride

Source: The Guardian

Ohio requires buses for private school kids. Public school students have to find their own ride

School districts are responsible for transporting private and charter school kids, leaving thousands of public school students behind

Stephen Starr in Dayton, Ohio
Mon 11 Aug 2025 13.00 BST
Last modified on Mon 11 Aug 2025 15.56 BST

For about 2,000 students attending high school in Dayton, Ohio, there won’t be a bus in sight when they walk out the door for the beginning of the school year this week.

Ruben Castillo, an 11th grade student at Meadowdale Career Technology Center, is one of them.

Ohio law means that public school districts such as Dayton’s are responsible for transporting students who attend private and charter schools. When they fail to do so, they risk fines of millions of dollars.

A shortage of drivers and buses combined with the threat of fines, means that public school districts in Dayton and around Ohio find themselves relegating their own students to the back of the transportation line.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/11/ohio-private-charter-school-buses