Newport News schools receives $525K grant to replace diesel buses
The low-emission buses will also save the division thousands of dollars a year in fuel and maintenance costs.
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The low-emission buses will also save the division thousands of dollars a year in fuel and maintenance costs.
Several school systems across Hampton Roads are starting off the 2022-2023 academic year without enough bus drivers.
In 2021, a lack of drivers meant some students spent up to 90 minutes on a bus getting to school each morning. It also forced schools to adjust the start time of classes.
School leaders started replacing the diesel bus fleet five years ago. The district is switching to more cost-effective, clean-energy propane buses.
Newport News, Norfolk and Virginia Beach are among the school districts that will receive the new buses.