Monday, March 03, 2008

Costs Going Up for Parents, First Student/Laidlaw Merger Blamed

In Weymouth, Massachusetts, parents are required to pay to use the school's bus services, run by First Student. However, as a result of the Laidlaw and First Student merger, costs are going up.
We actually had only one responsive bidder, and that was the First Student Laidlaw Company, and we've been very happy with First Student, so it wasn't that we were looking necessarily to get a different bidder, but it would be better for pricing purposes to have at least one major competitor.

Mary Jo Livingstone, the Weymouth Superintendent of Schools, says in past years, it was typical for the town to get several major bidders for its bus contract.

MARY JO LIVINGSTONE: Mostly First Student and Laidlaw were the two companies that would bid for our business.

THYS: And then, last year, because of the merger, everything changed.
First Student's merger will cost many school districts more money at their next contract negotiation. Even though in this case the costs were transferred directly to parents, it will hit other districts in their budgets, possibly leading to cuts in other important school activities.

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