Posted on 08/31/2005 6:10:20 PM PDT by Tank-FL
Orange County School Superintendent Ron Blocker announced Wednesday that the school district is running out of gas, according to a Local 6 News report.
The pipelines out of New Orleans that supply the district with diesel fuel have no power and the suppliers have canceled the shipments.
So, the school district estimates it has enough gas to bus students to and from school through Friday, Local 6 News reported. If another shipment of fuel does not come before Friday buses will not be able to run.
"Parents, as early as next week, will have to drive their children to school," Local 6 News reporter Jessica Sanchez said. "We're looking at 73,000 students, who normally take the school bus have to walk or drive to school. You can imagine the traffic nightmare that will create..'
Law enforcement has been notified to be on alert if another gas shipment does not arrive.
Transportation to field trips and after school events, such as football games, has been canceled.
Orange County is doing everything it can to conserve fuel since they don't know when another shipment will be coming in, according to the report.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
"with diesel fuel have no power and the suppliers have canceled the shipments. So, the school district estimates it has enough gas"
Is it Diesel fuel or gas? Who's on first?
I never thought of that ... my kids are homeschooled.
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