Well, sure, two years ago i offered legislation to allow kids to ride free on the metrobus. Oh, the buses are working. Yes. This year, we expanded the program to allow kids to ride free on metro rail. I think many people dont realize this, but we are an urban environment. We have only a school bus that serves a small number of our kids. Every other child, either walks to school or catches Public Transit or is dropped off by a parent. For some children, theyre leaving their neighborhood to go to school so they had to pay to get to school. Parents were spending at least 30 a month, kids were riding the bus and even more if they were riding the train. Kids ride free on metrobus has been hugely successful in helping families. Bottom line cost into the month. Thats 30 a month they could put towards extracurricular activities, books for their kids, Electronic Devices that help with learning. So we want that money to stay in the home. So our school bus is a metrobus. And the rail helps with t
Commute. Traffic etsell road heavy volume bristol to mannasas and also closed with over turned vehicle by 234. Sky fox headed there and well get you full work around next. Airport thanks very much. Lets get to the top story this morning. Students American University reacting to acts of racism on campus targeting black students. There will be a Community Meeting to discuss this issue coming after bananas were found hang around several place on campus. Melanie alnwick is live in northwest with more on how students at the cool are responding. And good morning, steve, allison. This definitely has just riled up the campus community. Even though today is a quieter day on campus study day as students prepare for final exams. American University President called this a despicable cowardly act. Now youre looking at pictures that were published in the Student Newspaper here of bananas found hanging on campus. They were fou strings that resembles nooses in three locations, word harambii and aka o
Commute. Traffic etsell road heavy volume bristol to mannasas and also closed with over turned vehicle by 234. Sky fox headed there and well get you full work around next. Airport thanks very much. Lets get to the top story this morning. Students American University reacting to acts of racism on campus targeting black students. There will be a Community Meeting to discuss this issue coming after bananas were found hang around several place on campus. Melanie alnwick is live in northwest with more on how students at the cool are responding. And good morning, steve, allison. This definitely has just riled up the campus community. Even though today is a quieter day on campus study day as students prepare for final exams. American University President called this a despicable cowardly act. Now youre looking at pictures that were published in the Student Newspaper here of bananas found hanging on campus. They were fou strings that resembles nooses in three locations, word harambii and aka o
As you know, Prescription Medications have become a major problem here in washington area. So earlier today, down at 300 indiana avenue, a dc police headquarters, the mayor and chief came together to talk about addiction and enforcement. Hours before the mayor and chief came together to announce what they say is the successful work of narcotics end Enforcement Unit, they released videos of two violent robberies. Last friday, three gun men entered and announce add robbery. According to a police report, the men wanted promethazine, percocet and octobers si could the tin. In the other robbery 25 minutes later, two men jumped the counter with bags also looking for drugs. While standing in front of a table full of pistols taken off the street, chief newsham said the dangerous wor thieves and dealers is beginning to pay off. I must note that the men and women on this unit face some of the most difficult dangers that Law Enforcement faces. Theyre involved in high risk operations. But they do
Our clients perspective is that if the university had taken action on that first report he may not have been on campus, he may not have ever met our other client, and she may not have been attacked. You know the hashtag no means no, actually like spread around campus, twitter, social media, all of that, people really started having discussing like conversations about that on campus. One of those women who spoke out on twitter says the dean of Student Affairs at Howard University told her, quote, you embarrased your family by doing that. Another woman suing the school claims her attacker was a Campus Police officer who sexually and physically assaulted her. All five women claim their cases were investigated slowly, if at all. Lawsuit state the school didnt provide appropriate counselling or accommodations to extends School Deadlines after they were attacked. They have experienced depression, theyve been suicidal, and they express those things to the university, and still the university