Bloomberg the union-buster and special needs hater: "Disabled students, left out in the cold"

Four weeks into New York City's bus strike, thousands of students with disabilities are still not getting to school each day. Last Friday's attendance rate in District 75 schools — the schools that serve students with the most serious needs — was just 72.7%, 12 points below its prestrike average .

In any given day, about 2,500 young people in these schools aren't getting the education they need and deserve.

Yet Tuesday, Mayor Bloomberg chose to ratchet up the conflict — announcing the bids for companies that would replace those currently contracted to do the work — rather than moving closer to a real resolution.

Lost in the standoff is the fact that this unacceptable and outrageous situation could continue until the end of the school year. Also lost is how profoundly the city has failed to provide for parents and students from the beginning of the dispute. They've been the true victims from day one.

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/disabled-students-left-cold-article-1.1262238

Bloomberg is too busy trying to buy a peerage in London, feted by Tories, financiers and other wealthy wankers. Meanwhile, back in the US, he is trying to bust a small union (the members make $11-14 per hour) and also exerting extreme hardship on special needs kids.