Amish press for separate school busing

MARATHON, N.Y. — Amish parents are calling for the local school district to provide separate transportation for their children to their Amish schools — a practice that was in place last school year but ended in the fall, The Post-Standard reports.

The Marathon Central School District has offered to bus Amish students with non-Amish students, but Amish parents say they don’t want their kids to be influenced by mainstream culture — and they need later transportation because of farm chores.

District officials say that giving Amish students special bus runs is costly and sets a bad precedent.

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