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A '''short bus''' is a [[school bus]] that is, as the name implies, shorter than a normal-sized bus; it is usually [[van]]-sized. Short buses can be used by smaller school districts on routes with few students to pick up. However, a more prominent use is to transport small numbers of children to and from [[vocational school]], or schools for children with emotional disorders or mental disabilities. |
A '''short bus''' is a [[school bus]] that is, as the name implies, shorter than a normal-sized bus; it is usually [[van]]-sized. Short buses can be used by smaller school districts on routes with few students to pick up. However, a more prominent use is to transport small numbers of children to and from [[vocational school]], or schools for children with emotional disorders or mental disabilities. |
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Because of this second use of the buses, "taking the short bus" or other phrases to that effect has become a [[pejorative]] [[slang]] term used to imply that someone has a mental disorder or emotional problems. Short buses themselves are also sometimes referred to in a derogatory manner as "foxy's fun bus |
Because of this second use of the buses, "taking the short bus" or other phrases to that effect has become a [[pejorative]] [[slang]] term used to imply that someone has a mental disorder or emotional problems. Short buses themselves are also sometimes referred to in a derogatory manner as "foxy's fun bus", "syndrome trucks", "tard carts", or "tart carts". |
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Revision as of 14:00, 2 August 2006
A short bus is a school bus that is, as the name implies, shorter than a normal-sized bus; it is usually van-sized. Short buses can be used by smaller school districts on routes with few students to pick up. However, a more prominent use is to transport small numbers of children to and from vocational school, or schools for children with emotional disorders or mental disabilities.
Because of this second use of the buses, "taking the short bus" or other phrases to that effect has become a pejorative slang term used to imply that someone has a mental disorder or emotional problems. Short buses themselves are also sometimes referred to in a derogatory manner as "foxy's fun bus", "syndrome trucks", "tard carts", or "tart carts".
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