“Busing can also be cut, you can increase the distance required to get busing from say 1 mile to 5 miles from the School “
Where did you get this minimums from. You can’t just make up statements and claim that it is the law.
The actual law is as follows:
“Section 3635 of the Education Law requires all non-city districts to provide transportation for pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grades 8 who live more than two miles from the school they attend and for pupils enrolled in grades 9-12 who live more than three miles from the school they attend”
“Say 5 miles” is of course incorrect.
Besides, a referendum was passed many years ago requiring provision of busing to all students in Ramapo. So until there is a new referendum, busing must be provided to all students in the district, regardless of the distance.