Press of Atlantic City: Budget cuts means more children walking to school

Release Date: September 12, 2010 This content is archived.

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An article in the Press of Atlantic City on the thousands of local students who now are either walking or being driven to school by their parents because budget cuts have curtailed school busing reports a small study at UB showed that walking to school could reduce stress reactivity in children, helping to reduce increases in blood pressure and heart rate.

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