The Deptford Township School District announced Monday it was scrapping a short-lived plan to end courtesy busing for students who live near schools unless parents pay after significant backlash from local officials and the community. In a letter to Superintendent Kevin Kanauss posted at noon Monday on the Gloucester County township’s Facebook page, Mayor Paul Medany, Police Chief Joe Smith and Public Safety Director Sean Dalton said the cost-cutting plan “poses a significant risk to the well-being of our students.” “We strongly disagree with these changes and demand that this plan be rescinde…