Dayton Public Schools (DPS) can continue giving out RTA bus passes for the 2025-2026 school year.
The district has been operating under a preliminary injunction allowing it to provide the bus passes. On Aug. 29, a Franklin County Court judge granted the district’s request for an extension of this preliminary injunction.
This means DPS can legally purchase RTA bus passes to give to its high school students.
Ohio’s recently passed state budget has a provision prohibiting Dayton Public Schools from doing this. It also disallows DPS students from transferring at RTA’s downtown Hub.
The school district is suing the state, stating this provision is discriminatory and creates economic distress on a specific population.
According to DPS Superintendent David Lawrence, the case will resume in court in September 2026.
