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🌱 Why a union wants Zachary school bus billing independently investigated now
Zachary, Louisiana Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning to you Zachary! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
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- Why a union wants Zachary school bus billing independently investigated now
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- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 67.
- Friday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Union seeks probe of Zachary School District transport billing (louisianafirstnews.com) — Zachary parents and taxpayers should know a Baton Rouge transit union is urging the Zachary Community School Board to investigate how its bus contractor, First Student, bills the district. After reviewing public records and employee reports of unpaid extra routes, the union wants an independent audit to confirm whether consolidated routes are still being billed as separate services. 
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