Press Release: Preston School Board Puts Breaks on Bus Privatization

District school bus drivers applaud decision at Monday’s Board of Education meeting to drop proposals to contract-out student transportation services to outside companies: In a victory for students, parents, and taxpayers, the Board of Education voted last night to keep Preston’s school bus services under local authority and control. The action followed months of public debate as school officials considered outsourcing the district’s student transportation to private, for-profit companies. Preston’s school bus drivers are welcoming the opportunity the decision brings to work collaboratively with the Board of Education on issues of mutual concern.