School District to Restore Driver Training Program

The Los Angeles Unified School District will begin offering a limited driver training program for 12,000 students this year, using state funds to restore classes that had been cut.

The district had canceled its driver training classes and laid off 33 driving teachers because the state stopped funding the program. But by using a $1.3-million state reimbursement for 1989-90 driver training costs, the district will be able to hire seven instructors and offer an abbreviated program, primarily for low-income and special education students, it was announced Monday.