Effingham County Schools looking to hire and train bus drivers Share Updated: 6:28 PM EDT May 12, 2021 Share Updated: 6:28 PM EDT May 12, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript RECENTLY TOOK A C-P-R CLASS .. AND ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. AS EMPLOYERS SUGGLTRE TO FIND WORKERS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY .. THE EFFINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TRYING TO BE PRO-ACTIVE .. BY LOOKI NG FOR NEW BUS DRIVERS NOW . .. FOR NEXT YEAR. OUR DAVE WILLIAMS REPORTS. TAKE NATS} (BUS LEAVIN G) EFFINGHAM COUNTY SCHOO LS IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN AND WOMEN TO DRIVE THE IR BUSES FOR THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. WITH AN UNCERTAINTY ON H OW MANY DRIVERS WILL RETIRE OR JUST DECIDE TO DRIVE FOR WHATEVER REASON,HEY T DECIDED TO BEGIN THE PROCESS NOW RATHER THAN LATER. RE(BTT MARTIN- TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR, EFFINGHAM COUNTY SCHOO) LS "WE'D RATHER BE PROACTIVE, USE THE SUMMERTIME TO GET FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED TRAINED, SO WHEN WE HAVE SPOTS AVAILABLE WE ALREADY HAVE TRAINED DRIVERS THAT ARE READY TO COME ON BOARD." MORE DRIVERS ARE NEEDED BECAUSE OF THE COUNTY'S BOOMING POPULATION GROWTH AND AN ANTICIPATED RETURN TO FULL CAPACITY IN THE FALL. OFFICIALSAS Y COVID PROCOTOLS WILL STILL BE IN PLACE. (MARTIN) "I ANTICIPATE THAT WE WI LL CONTINUE TO DO SANITIZING OFHE T BUSES, CURRENTLY WE SANITIZE THE BUS AFTER EH AC ROUTE, WE RUN ALL BUSES WITH AT LEAST FOUR WINDS OW PARTIALLY DOWN EVEN THOSE BUSES WITH AIR CONDITIONING." (DAVE STANDUP) PROSPECTIVE DRIVERS WILL ALSO BE RECEIVING FREE C-D-L TRAINING AND TY HE NEED TO PASS AT LEAST TWO OUT OF THE FOUR WRITTEN TESTS TO GET THAT CDL CERTIFICATE. (MARTI N) "ONCE THEY PASS AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE FOUR WRITTEN TESTS TO OBTAIN THEIR LEARNE RS CDL, WE'LL DO A 12-HOUR CLASSROOM TRAINING WHICH IS ONE OF THE REQUIREMEN TS BY THE GEORGIA DEPT. OF EDUCAT