Facing Budget Crunch, South Orange-Maplewood Schools to Cut Pre-K Courtesy Busing

By: The Village Green

Outlets: Village Green NJ

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 1,051

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Ahead of presenting the 2026-27 South Orange-Maplewood School District preliminary budget at a board meeting on March 24, Supt. Jason Bing sent a letter to families on Friday evening, March 20, previewing some potential cuts as the district seeks to close a $3M budget gap.

Primarily, Bing wrote that the district would be ending courtesy preschool busing for students who live between 1.25 and 2 miles (2 miles and over is mandated by state …

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