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“It's actually not fare evasion because these kids already have prepaid cards. They don't want to swipe for whatever reason, so the fare evasion numbers are probably a little elevated as a result,” Davey said. As a father of two, I can confirm that many kids don’t bother swiping their free student MetroCards. My son lost his MetroCard and can’t be bothered to replace it. My daughter tries to use her MetroCard, but it’s so crumpled it no longer works.). Last month, the agency began giving away a free virtual reality Meta Quest 2 headset each week to a random high school student who uses their student MetroCard and has perfect attendance that week.
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