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Tish James Sweating Un-Air Conditioned Bus Rides for Special Needs Kids
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Will Bredderman
Public Advocate Tish James said she–along with parents of special needs children citywide–is losing her cool over the absence of air conditioning on school buses.
Ms. James said her office has received numerous calls in the past two weeks from parents whose disabled children are attending summer school complaining about possibly unsafe temperatures aboard many city-contracted buses. The Public Advocate added that she suspects even more complaints are going unheard because the 23,000 children affected are incapable of speech.
“A significant number of them are not verbal at all,” said Ms. James.
Read more at http://observer.com/2014/07/tish-james-sweating-un-air-conditioned-bus-rides-for-special-needs-kids/#ixzz37B8LFDTU
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