WBYF~'E~ *É~ESDAYMARC~I14,>1990, PG Much reaction' to student bus pass policy By '1'rudie Zavadovios Some. people, are stili taking Issue with students getting free busrase uro. the Durhain InI September the board issued free bus passes to students livin outsjde a 3.2-km (two-mile) radius of their sehools. *Sinice then,, there has been mnixed reaction to the boundaries established bythe board. A r1Henry 9treet High School Sltudënt, Who wishes to remain anonYmaous,- wrote, in an open letter to the Whitby Free Press, that 'To quality for a free pas, Co must live- two miles away from the sehool. Well, I live one street away from a neighbor who doos gt abus paso. 'Now tel moirsa U thatoevory time 1 zt oný the bus, I have top ai that was raised from4 cents to 55 cents and now to $1 each way. Ifsome students are, going to b. given passes, thon if~s fot fair * to othors, like mysolf and many * others. It doesn't matter whero E you livel, but al studonts who * take the bus should get a free pans, ospocially-with the outrage- ous taxes that our parents pay. "'For studonts that have a part- turne job, and oven the ones who don't, $10 is a lot of extra pocket jmonoy a week.» "Thore's3 been a lot of reaction,» says Ian Brown, chairman of te Durham Board of Education. "On tho whole, the policy las working well. There have been a few glitches, but we've worked them out.' Brown says the 3.2-km radius Student dlaims i"t is unfair is provincial plicy, and the board canyt get funding to supply passes to high school students wîthin that radius. For elemen- tary school students, the radius is one mile. «Whenever you set a lino 1ke that, somebody is aiways going to be on the wrong side of it,» says Brown. "We had a number of com- plaints in September and Octo- ber due to the passes. T7rustees have been adamant and quit firm about the policy. We told staff to do this. Now we have to Trwo back them u. Brown said some aiterations have been made and issues of safety have been considered in some of those changes. Student fares on Whitby Tran- sit are $1 each way whi-ch i s equivalent to aduit #ares. Stu- dent passes cost $27 compared to the. $36 for an adult pass. Bill Grylis, 'trafflc transit manager for the Town of Whitby, said t he Town adopted.Ajaie's bus' fees. Oshawa charges 85 cents for students and $-1.10 for adults with passes costing $27.50 and $34, respectivel1 Grylis says tht students who use Wbitby Transit daily benefit from the passes but casual users must pay aduit fees because they take up the saine space. great reasons vi1sit. thé e o *A*W Pe ABULOUS dIN QUALETY Ung SILK GOWNS ;;û; Rend Beaded Bridai Gowns S Brida] Acoessories Custom Tefloring to, aU Gowne Mother of Bride and Groom Fashions Clasuic Evening Wear Affordable Prices A idable Exclushrely in Durham Region ai CUBTOU CREATIONS 413 Dundas Si. L. Uni .Wîb Fur Appoitîment Caou (416) 430.8985 1.* Wear green to win green! Sat. March l7th -u Win 69o Dollars and Free Mars Bars Super 690~ Sat. March 24th Incredible values in over 65 stores, including The Bay, Eatons, Sears and Zellers i to *1 Exclusiv FOR MONAAM / v 3 il j) j 0 OAOW 1