LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) is encouraging all eligible students to ride the school bus to or from school on Monday, Dec. 1, as part of “Ride the Bus” Day.

This initiative not only helps the environment but also funds the LAPS Transportation Department.

The goal is to have 1,000 riders.

Two days a year, the New Mexico Public Education Department has each school district tally student ridership for transportation funding: once in December, and again in February.

The school district receives funding for school bus transportation based on the number of students who ride the bus on those two days.