Many students rely on public transportation to get to and from school every day. (Matthew Tinoco/Neon Tommy)

Tomorrow, the Metro Board is going to be voting on fare increases. The ECC believes, however, that a fare increase may inhibit some students from just getting to school.

"The highest number of citations issued by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to youth under the age of 18 is for fare evasion," according to a resolution passed by the ECC last year. Supposedly, these fare evaders are not so much people intentionally looking to save $1.50 by not paying, but instead students who simply cannot afford to spend money on transporatation.

Last October, the L.A. County Department of Public Health constructed a report which advocates for pretty much the same thing as the ECC, arguing that free metro fares for students reduces stress for low-income families. 

Depending on the outcome of tomorrow's vote, student fares could go up from $1.00 to $1.25 this year, a 25 percent increasee. 

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