As part of its drive to improve on school attendance, the Lethem Town Council plans to introduce a school bus service.
GINA yesterday said that Mayor of Lethem, Carlton Beckles, said that the Municipality will be purchasing two new 32-seater buses to start the new school year.
The Mayor explained that the Municipality plans to offer the bus service at half the cost of what is currently being charged.
“Parents have to pay as much as $2000 or $2500 a week per child and that is from Lethem to St Ignatius. If you have three children going to school and you are paying between $2000 to $2500, you are paying between $6000 to $7500 a week,” Beckles pointed out.
“We will take those three children to school and bring them back for $3000 a week…we would not exceed more than a $1000 per week to get your child to and from school with the service,” the Mayor added.
Whatever funds are derived from the venture will be plugged back into education development in the town, Beckles said.
