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The superintendent for the Belgrade school district says they basically have a help-wanted sign slapped on their doors right now.

In 1963, the bristol omnibus company refused to employ black people on its buses. we dont want them on there, thats the main reason. there aint going to be enough work for the whites, leave alone the blacks. we intend to go on engaging white labour rather- than coloured labour. they didnt know that i was black, but on my arrival things changed and i become a black person, not a person. at the time, every day there was adverts in the paper for bus drivers and conductors. injamaica, id never seen ...

Amid a nationwide school bus driver shortage, drivers in Wilson County are worried about their jobs. They sent anonymous letters to school board member Joseph Padilla for help with wages and respect.

The driver pulled over several times because the children were out of control. One child attempted to hold the steering wheel, the Las Vegas Journal reported.

Local bus drivers are threatening to strike pending a contract negotiation with Durham School Services, the transportation provider for the Davenport Community School District.

There are both extreme shortages of school bus drivers and also school districts that are doing just “OK” with the drivers they have currently.

In 1963, the bristol omnibus company refused to employ black people on its buses. we dont want them on there, thats the main reason. there aint going to be enough work for the whites, leave alone the blacks. we intend to go an engaging white labour rather- than coloured labour. they didnt know that i was black, but on my arrival things changed and i become a black person, not a person. at the time, every day there was adverts in the paper for bus drivers and conductors. injamaica, id never seen ...

On the subject of school bus driver shortages, I have a follow-up to Ashley Stalnecker’s Sept. 7 article “Drivers needed.”

The camp was aimed at imparting training to the commercial vehicle drivers to prevent accidents.

Several local employers said they're having difficulty hiring for specific positions in the last year and a half.