BUFFALO, N.Y. — Thousands of Buffalo Public School students depend on public transportation, more specifically NFTA buses, to get to and from school every day.

The school district pays around $8 million a year for bus passes for those students, but those passes restrict what buses can be taken and when.

Concerned parents and teachers spoke at Wednesday night's school board meeting to express their concerns and demanded a change to one universal pass.

Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash says "It's actually a form of inequality and injustice the way the system is right now."

He says the district has been doing business with the NFTA without a contract for more than 20 years.

Cash says he's been in discussions with the NFTA on a new deal.

In a statement the NFTA tells Spectrum News "NFTA/Metro is proud to provide more than 20,000 student trips each school day. Our long standing agreement is with the Buffalo Board of Education. Any suggestions or changes in policy and/or procedures needs to be directed to the district.”

Cash says he has another planned meeting with the NFTA Friday and hopes to get a new deal in place by the spring.