Page 39 - Bus Drivers News Today

Bus drivers are integral to ensuring the safety of school children | Times of Oman

UPDATE - The vote for the staggered schedule tiers did not happen Thursday night, as the motion was substituted with a new one.

It's a complex issue facing school districts across the country, and there are no easy solutions as the labor market continues to shift.

The MBTA wants to make sure school bus drivers in particular know what it takes to be safe around train tracks and what to do if something goes wrong.

BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System unveiled its proposed staggered start times for all schools in the district, but the motion was substituted for a new plan. 

Pretty rare to not have four, five sets of teachers a week. >> at one point we had a teacher quit at the beginning of the year, and we were just switching substitutes every day. >> reporter: neil and katie brennaman, whose kids will be entering seventh and ninth grade, have seen them shorthanded. neil, a local pastor. >> thats how we do hills. >> reporter: and the cross-country team coach will be driving a school bus for a second year because of a shortage of bus drivers. >> was that intimidatin...

From the background check until the final exam, the process for candidates to become a driver can take up to two months.

Wake County Public School System is not just large, it's diverse -- raising serious questions about how the school bus crisis affects some families

BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System unveiled its proposed staggered start times for all schools in the district.

A recent study proves bus drivers are happier when passengers greet them on and off the vehicle. Bus drivers experience a little uptick in happiness when passengers greet them upon boarding and leaving the bus.