Poll Results

Poll: The Abilene ISD took delivery of two of six travel buses Wednesday. Is the expenditure of $900,000 worth it?

Response Percent Votes
B. Yes, the district will recoup the cost by not having to pay for charter buses
40% 75
D. No, the money could have been better spent
23% 43
A. Yes, students should be comfortable and safe on longer trips
20% 37
C. No, “yellow dogs” are just fine for road trips
15% 29
total votes: 184

Comments » 5

TheToad writes:

Will the sports ticket sales repay this?
Education has nothing to do with footballs, baseballs, or any other kind of balls.

Let the admission tickets to those non-educational events by buses for those trips.

Grizwald writes:

1. They are not just for athletics. Any AISD activity will use them. Choir, debate teams, etc will use them.
2. Money came from the feds, bet it was tagged at where it could be used.
3. This was approved by the school board a year ago. Where you there to voice you opinion?

eaglerider writes:

Many times when AISD uses a charter bus, that bus has to come from areas like Midland or Odessa because of the lack of charter bus companies in Abilene. When that happens, AISD has to pay the 'deadhead' fee for the bus traveling to and from Abilene empty. AISD's purchase of more comfortable and safer vehicles for out of town travel makes perfect sense.... and saves the district money in the process by not having to rely on hired charters. As another poster pointed out, these new vehicles will not just be used for sports. School district students go on many more trips for UIL, debate, choir, band, etc., than they do for sports.

TheToad writes:

" 2. Money came from the feds, bet it was tagged at where it could be used. "

And where do the frds get the money?

I think I have the right to disapprove.

Suppose I told you I was at the meeting, and they tuned me out?

What would you say then?

That I didn't object loud enough?

TxMensan writes:

Not only is $900,000 a lot to spend on something with absolutely minimal impact on anything remotely academic, but there is the matter of perception. It simply looks ridiculous to spend almost a million dollars on buses when teacher pay is low, all levels of government are looking to make cuts, and the economy in general is depressed...
