[angkor]

A big part of the reason the School Board seemed to be ensnarled in obstacles was that they had none of the necessary guarantees from the city about reimbursements of costs, etc.

I'm getting a bit annoyed that you're arguing the issue but haven't evidently read the minutes. You say:

the School Board seemed to be ensnarled in obstacles was that they had none of the necessary guarantees from the city

...which is completely wrong. The City had already offered the School Board complete legal indemnification for use of the buses, as well as security on each bus, and that the drivers could take their families on the buses.

That's all discussed in the minutes. In black and white, and in detail.

Then this Landrieu person on the School Board raises the issue of drivers and compensation for gas.

So now this School Board committee has to go back to get that issue solved.

Then in July the Orleans Parish School Board is effectively stripped of its powers. All part time bus drivers are fired.

I am saying that the problem was much bigger than Nagin alone, and scapegoating him is simply not accurate, at least insofar as the buses are concerned.

[Enchante]

"That's all discussed in the minutes. In black and white, and in detail"

Sorry, you are correct, I haven't read those minutes, I was working off discussions that had been held on some other threads which evidently contained some inaccurate information! Thank you for the correction.