Bus Driver Shortage
Buffalo Public Schools approved an $800,000 program that pays parents 62.5 cents per mile to drive their kids to school due to a bus driver shortage. Only 1,500 families will be selected. Buffalo would be the first large school district in the state to attempt reimbursing parents. Plan to pay parents to drive kids to school […]
Rochester City School District Superintendent Dr. Lesi Myers-Small sent out her weekly email newsletter stating that all students not currently on a bus route should be by the end of September. Myers-Small stated that affected families will be getting a call and a letter from the transportation department early next week with the details. On […]
Yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a multi-agency plan to address the school bus driver shortage that is affecting schools across the state. Governor Hochul announced that the plan includes short-term steps to remove barriers and recruit traditional and non-traditional Commercial Driver’s License holders, expand CDL testing opportunities, and enhance processes all designed to […]
The school year is coming upon us and just days before the first bell, the Rochester City School District is scrambling to address a bus driver staffing shortage. The bus driver shortage will likely delay the start of the school year. On Friday, Superintendent Dr. Leslie Meyers-Small laid out her proposal to the School Board […]
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