Some New York City school bus companies have agreed to emergency contracts with the city, which would postpone employee layoffs and continue to provide transportation to some public school students, according to a recent report.

A contract dispute has been ongoing between school bus companies and the city, which could leave thousands of students without transportation starting in early November.

PIX11 News reports that just over half of school bus companies agreed to emergency contracts with the city, according to Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos.

The city has contracts with 52 private bus companies.

Since the summer, school bus companies have been operating under an “emergency contract” pending the approval of a five-year contract. Without a long-term contract, companies informed New

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