the district's looking to cut routes for some 7- thousand kids. 10 news reporter kendra conlon looks at how money's driving the decision, and what you can do if you're not on board. 6th grader janette rincone depends on the bus to get her to and from wilson middle... because her parents have to leave for work early. she lives less than 2 miles from school... look at what her walk would be... crossing a busy kennedy boulevard. janette's one of nearly 7000 middle and high school students who are considered "courtesy riders". the state doesn't reimburse the district for the expense because it believes parents are responsible for transportation within 2 miles. cutting the routes to save 8-10 million dollars per year. some parents are on board. if the board approves the plan tuesday... impacted parents will then be notified. some 800 students will keep their rides because of roadside hazards. a parent can protest the change if there's a safety concern... the speed limit... traffic count.. or narrow walking path. the district will review it - and ask the county to fix the problem. janette

it's the third robbery at the restaurant since may. 10news reporter kendra conlon is talking with the first two victims.. who say not enough is being done to keep workers, neighbors, and customers safe. these added security lights - didn't stop the most recent robbery.. it had been even darker in this alley before as the bern's steakhouse valets - running to get customer's cars came face to face with a gunman from their pockets. josh is the first bern's valet the armed robber targeted... less than a month later... it happened to joe. both valets didn't feel the restaurant or valet company did enough to keep them safe - and left. they're worried about workers who stayed... with good reason the man believed to be the repeat robber - struck again sunday. on top of the three robberies at bern's... there have been 4 others in the area this year. despite that police say violent crime is down in south tampa from 77 cases to 65.. last year. investigators say they've been working with bern's to make the valets less vulnerable.. on their routes - and carrying less cash. but victims believe it's

in tampa, kendra conlon, 10news, wtsp. >> those would be for the next school year. the difference would be elementary routes. if you'd like to weigh in, the board meets tuesday at 3:00. >>> pinellas county schools are coming under fire from the feds that the district is being investigating following a complaint filed by the southern poverty law center. it claims that the district students. the complaint calls for the department of education to make the district revise its policies, better track incidents, and also train employees. you may also recall that pinellas came under fire for failure factories. several schools in south saint pete that were neglected and failing students. >>> 3 years ago, i introduced you to a local company making synthetic cadavers, a.k.a., fake bodies for medical today, i will show you how they are now going to the dogs. >> reporter: on these tables at the university of florida college of veterinary medicine, something completely fake, but oh, so real. >> it feels like a real liver which is really interesting to be able to do that. >> repor