![]() ![]() Relief came in the form of the tourism industry coming to a halt. Burnett said the company was short on trip and route drivers two years ago and that problem has only grown since then. The pandemic-people that may have considered driving immediately thought ‘I don’t want to take my chances being in a confined space like a school bus.'”Īccording to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “Risk for severe illness with COVID-19 increases with age, with older adults at highest risk.”Īll of this has impacted the bus driver community but the shortage has been going on for longer than the pandemic. ![]() “This is the first time in my career here that I can honestly say we are now in a severe or critical condition,” Burnett said. Therefore, a large part of the bus-driver community are retired workers who aren’t looking for a job that is as demanding or time-consuming as a full-time career.īurnett said there are different reasons for the shortage but the pandemic is the biggest one. ![]() We had to refuse a school and it’s never happened in my tenure of being here.”īus-driving is largely a part-time job with a few hours in the morning and a few hours at night available for every-day route drivers. For the first time, it’s actually going to happen. “ are going to call and say, ‘That game that was supposed to be played on Monday night is now on Thursday night, do you have a bus?’ We have a bus, but we have no driver. While Milwaukee Public Schools said they were about 100 drivers short for its fleet of 700 buses, USA Today reported.“For the first time in the history of our company, or certainly since I’ve been here in 1987, we know the day is going to come where we have to say no,” Burnett said. The Glassboro School District in Gloucester County, New Jersey, cut its school days short by 45 minutes for middle and high school students due to a lack of bus drivers. One Oregon school district saw their first day of school delayed because some bus drivers had to quarantine from the coronavirus after one employee passed away from the disease, USA Today reported. The shortage of bus drivers is happening nationwide.Ī school district in Rochester, New York, planned to start the school year remote due to lack of bus drivers but decided to have in-person learning and asked parents to drive their kids to school or have them walk, USA Today reported. We are thankful for Governor Baker's partnership," Lowell schools Superintendent Joel Boyd said in a statement. We have been working together with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to come up with solutions to transport students safely to and from school each day. "The shortage of school bus drivers has been a challenge for school districts across the country this year. The service was first offered in Boston and local officials were reluctant at first, NBC News reported. Colorado Kid Kayaks to School During Bus Driver Shortage Former President Trump Described as ‘Sour’ and ‘Angry’ During His Arraignment Father-to-Be Passes Out in Delivery Room Inside Deals on TIKI Torches, Battery Storage Case Bundle, Laminator - Up to 73% Off Pair of Endangered Red Panda Cubs Born at UK’s Whipsnade Zoo Twitch Streamer Kai Cenat Apologizes After New York City Giveaway Turns to Chaos Florida Deputy Says Stopping Runaway Boat Was ‘Awesome’ Entire House Crumbles Into Alaskan River Texas Woman Identified as ‘Plane Lady’ Who Freaked Out Over ‘Not Real’ Passenger Arizona Homeowner Finds Coachwhip Snake in Toilet After Returning From Vacation Credit Union ATM Stolen With Forklift and Pickup Truck in California Sewing Club Throws Themselves the Quinceañera They Never Had in Wisconsin Tory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion Mobile Home Falls Into River And Crashes Into a Bridge in Norway Are Taylor Swift, ‘Barbie’ and Beyonce Saving the US Economy? Actress Julianna Margulies Ditches Gowns for Everyday Clothes at Picket Line Wallaby, Native to Australia, Spotted Behind Tree in Arizona Husband of Wife Who Started ‘The Dress’ 2015 Debate Accused of Attempted Murder Tiffany Haddish Skips Disney's 'Haunted Mansion' Premiere Due to Actor’s Strike Object That Washed Up on Australian Shores May Be Part of a Rocket New Book Claims Jackie Kennedy Tried to Avoid Moving Into the White House ![]()
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