“No district is immune, that’s for sure.”
AKRON, Ohio — With school officially in session for some kids and many heading back to the classroom soon, parents are expressing growing concern over school buses being forced to sometimes sit empty and in park due to a nationwide driver shortage."We can't afford to lose a whole lot more, obviously. Actually, even one or two more would put us in a pretty critical position," said Charlie Smialek, Superintendent of Parma City Schools.
"We have enough drivers to cover the routes. The problem is though we don't have enough substitute drivers," said Andexler."What happens unfortunately is we call in the field--we call doubling up. So a bus is used to going out and doing two routes now they might have to do another one." Many districts are now going to the state minimum which means, only children who live more than two miles from their school between grades K-8 can take the bus.
"The only variable we can really adjust is compensation. And, you know, that's something that we're looking at doing right now."They tell News 5 that the delivery service enticed their drivers because the company offers full-time hours, higher pay, and the drivers can easily navigate the big delivery trucks.
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