PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia students who ride SEPTA are still struggling to get to school on time since SEPTA’s deep service cuts took effect the day before the start of classes. Superintendent Tony Watlington said attendance has been up and down.
“We found a bit of a mixed bag,” he said. “There are schools that reported significant declines in first-day attendance.”
Instead of attendance in the typical 90% range, Furness High School, for example, saw about 70% attendance. At Girls High — a magnet school that draws students from all over the city — the principal said some parents are considering transferring their daughters because they couldn’t make it to school on time…