LOS ANGELES—K-12 students and community college students in Los Angeles County will be able to ride Metro for free under a 23-month pilot program approved by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors on Sept. 24. Metro currently offers fare discounts to people who make $39,450 a year or less, people age 62 and older, veterans and people with disabilities, K-12 students, and people in college or vocational school. Under the pilot program, K-12 students and people enrolled in community college of all incomes will be able to ride Metro fare-free. The program is expected to cost about $49.9 million in lost revenue over two years. Forty-one of Los Angeles County’s 87 school districts are interested in participating in the program. The pilot will begin on Nov. 1, according to the office of Metro Board of Directors Chair and Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda …