The Columbus City Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday to remove a requirement for the district to bus high school students, a move officials say could save the district millions in the future as it wrestles with looming budget shortfalls. In a vote, all but one among board members present approved changing the district’s policy language from “shall” to “may” so that grades 9–12 would no longer have to be guaranteed transportation. Instead, the board may choose to provide it.
