riding the short bus

Verb

ride the short bus (third-person singular simple present rides the short bus, present participle riding the short bus, simple past rode the short bus, past participle ridden the short bus)

1. (US, derogatory, idiomatic, slang) To participate in a special education program, such as for those with learning disabilities.
2. (US, derogatory, idiomatic, slang) To require a special education program, as though one were learning-disabled.
   • […] complete with golden shag carpet on the floor and Christian rock posters on the wall for the poor kids forced to ride the short bus of Christian culture […]2006, Mark Driscoll, Confessions of a Reformission Rev