DJJ, Juvenile court supporting Alternative School Transportation

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) — It’s the last chance for a lot of local students, but some who are sent to the Alternative School have a difficult time getting there.

Tuesday night, the Richmond County school board is weighing the costs of offering these students a ride.

The sound of a school bus is a distant memory for 10th grader Shawn Bradshaw. Every day, rain or shine, the alternative school student rides his bike to school.

“You gotta watch out for cars because there’s no sidewalks and of course if it’s raining the roads gonna be slippery,” said Bradshaw. And he says he’s not the only one. “There’s people who ride bikes on Hwy 56 on Mike Padgett Highway.”

Cuts to the transportation budget got rid of buses to the Alternative School. Some board members say it’s part of the punishment, but Principal Wayne Frazier says it’s just making the situation worse.

via DJJ, Juvenile court supporting Alternative School Transportation.