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The Lakewood Scoop · Aug 22, 2026

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BUSING FIASCO ANALYSIS: Lakewood Transportation Crisis Looms As Schools Urge Parents To Opt Out Of LSTA Following Thursday’s dramatic announcement from the Lakewood Student Transportation Authority (LSTA) that the cost of non-mandated transportation would increase from $385 to $945 per student for the 2026-27 school year, many Lakewood schools, at the recommendation of the Igud Hamosdos, have begun urging parents of non-mandated children not to enroll their children in the program at the new rate. In their guidance, the Igud said it had consulted with numerous schools and recommended that parents “do not opt in” to the non-mandated busing program at the $945 rate, as they “believe the cost should be covered through government funding rather than placed on parents.” In response to that recommendation, many Lakewood parents have been reaching out to TLS through our multiple platforms, asking what this means as the new school year gets underway. But while it is too early to predict how this can play out, especially in the long term, the short term implications can be tremendous – and disastrous. READ MORE ⤵️ Click here to join the official TLS Community:

*BUSING FIASCO ANALYSIS: Lakewood Transportation Crisis Looms As Schools Urge Parents To Opt Out Of LSTA* Following Thursday’s dramatic announcement from the Lakewood Student Transportation Authority (LSTA) that the cost of non-mandated transportation would increase from $385 to $945 per student for the 2026-27 school year, many Lakewood schools, at the recommendation of the Igud Hamosdos, have begun urging parents of non-mandated children not to enroll their children in the program at the new rate. In their guidance, the Igud said it had consulted with numerous schools and recommended that parents “do not opt in” to the non-mandated busing program at the $945 rate, as they “believe the cost should be covered through government funding rather than placed on parents.” In response to that recommendation, many Lakewood parents have been reaching out to TLS through our multiple platforms, asking what this means as the new school year gets underway. But while it is too early to predict how this can play out, especially in the long term, the short term implications can be tremendous – and disastrous. *READ MORE* ⤵️ https://thelakewoodscoop.com/news/busing-fiasco-analysis-lakewood-transportation-crisis-looms-as-schools-urge-parents-to-opt-out-of-lsta/ ~~~ Click here to join the official TLS Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GGwlPaiG0d49MJTRLfHVPN ~~~

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