Some IPS High Schoolers Will Be Required To Ride IndyGo
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Indianapolis Public Schools Board approved a change Thursday to require around 600 high schoolers to use IndyGo for their sole school transportation in the 2021-22 school year, instead of a traditional yellow bus.
The approval is part of a broader transportation reduction plan that includes enforcing decades-old walk zones at all schools. That means around 2,000 additional K-12 students will be required to walk to school rather than use district transportation.
The reduction in bus service is one of several transportation service changes and part of the district leaders’ plan to chip away at an $18 million budget shortfall, caused by a dip in enrollment this year. The total saving is expected to be $5 million.