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The Lakewood Scoop · Aug 21, 2026

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Letter: Before We Blame Lakewood Township for the Busing Increase, Should We Be Thanking Them? There is understandable frustration across Lakewood right now over the dramatic increase in the cost of busing for non-mandated students. Families who were expecting to pay $385 per child are now being told the cost will be $945, an additional $560 per child. For a family with several children, that can quickly become thousands of dollars. People have every right to be upset about such a large, unexpected expense. But before we direct that anger at Lakewood Township, I think we need to look at the entire picture, including something that seems to be getting lost in the conversation: READ MORE ⤵️ Click here to join the official TLS Community:

*Letter: Before We Blame Lakewood Township for the Busing Increase, Should We Be Thanking Them?* There is understandable frustration across Lakewood right now over the dramatic increase in the cost of busing for non-mandated students. Families who were expecting to pay $385 per child are now being told the cost will be $945, an additional $560 per child. For a family with several children, that can quickly become thousands of dollars. People have every right to be upset about such a large, unexpected expense. But before we direct that anger at Lakewood Township, I think we need to look at the entire picture, including something that seems to be getting lost in the conversation: *READ MORE* ⤵️ https://thelakewoodscoop.com/news/letter-before-we-blame-lakewood-township-for-the-busing-increase-should-we-be-thanking-them/ ~~~ Click here to join the official TLS Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GGwlPaiG0d49MJTRLfHVPN ~~~

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