Palm Beach County School District is hiring bus drivers
There are 100 vacancies to be filled
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Updated: 8:30 PM EDT Apr 15, 2021
There are 100 vacancies to be filled
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Updated: 8:30 PM EDT Apr 15, 2021
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POSITIONS THEY ARE HOPING TO FILL. >> THE BIG YELLOW SCHOOL BUS TO SOME KIDS IS MAGICAL. AND IT'S THE BUS DRIVERS THAT MAKE IT SPECIAL. >> A SCHOOL BUS IS ONE OF THOSE HALLMARKS. >> EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HAPPENED, ALL ACROSS THE NATION WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH A BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM BUT I THINK THE PANDEMIC WORSENED THE ISSUE. >> TODAY SHE'S HOPING TO FILL A HUNDRED BUS DRIVER POSITIONS. SHE SAYS -- >> MY GRANDMOTHER, SHE DRIVES SCHOOL BUSES AND SHE'S BEEN DOING IT FOR PROBABLY OVER 30 YEARS. >> A LEGACY SHE HOPES TO CONTINUE. >> JUST TAUGHT ME TO GO FOR IT. >> ADVICE THAT HE CAN ALSO USE. >> I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. LOOKING FOR THE GREAT BENEFITS. >> IF HIS VOICE SOUNDS FAMILIAR HE USED TO DRIVE THE TROLLEY IN DOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH. HE HASN'T WORKED IN OVER A YEAR DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. >> I'VE BEEN FURLOUGHED SINCE, I THINK, MARCH 23 OF 2020. >> GOOD LUCK TO THESE TWO. COME NEXT SCH