Arlington school bus system at "breaking point"

The school buses that transport Arlington Public Schools students are under “a great strain” and reaching a “breaking point,” according to an independent report.

The problem, said Management Partnerships Inc., is that the school system has addressed problems with individual routes — adding a bus here, reducing the number of runs there — rather than focusing on a systemwide solution. As a result, many buses are critically underused, and others are tardy on typical days, making the system vulnerable to weather and safety emergencies.