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Wichita Transit Offering Students Discounted Rides To School

Sean Sandefur
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Wichita Public Schools and Wichita Transit have formed a new partnership to get some students off to school on a city bus.

The pilot program, launched this week at seven middle and high schools, is for students who live less than two and a half miles from school, and who don't qualify to ride the school bus.

City bus passes will be available for $20 dollars a month instead of the usual $55.

"This allows them to purchase a city bus pass at a reduced rate and allows them to ride the city bus to get to school, which will be a huge impact on many families who may not be able to provide transportation to get their children to school," says USD 259 spokeswoman Susan Arensman.

Participants in the pilot program include Coleman, Curtis, Hamilton and Robinson middle schools, and East, North and West high schools.

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Carla Eckels is assistant news director and the host of Soulsations. Follow her on Twitter @Eckels.

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Carla Eckels is Director of Organizational Culture at KMUW. She produces and hosts the R&B and gospel show Soulsations and brings stories of race and culture to The Range with the monthly segment In the Mix. Carla was inducted into The Kansas African American Museum's Trailblazers Hall of Fame in 2020 for her work in broadcast/journalism.