Some parents are working through the adjustments. Over the last year, there were 106 resignations as of August 2. In 2014 there were 900 available drivers. The district is also stretching bus runs even more, which means some students could be forced to wait in the afternoon until the bus driver is finished with their first round of drop offs before getting picked up on the second run of drop offs. Students might not arrive to school until five minutes before the bell rings, but the goal is to get every student to school 15 minutes before class begins for the day. They get sick and flu season comes along and we may exceed the 5% buffer that we have on any given day which unfortunately means we would have uncovered bus routes."Īlso, the route to school for some Wake County bus riders will be longer this year. "Our bus drivers are humans like the rest of us. While there are enough drivers, some students can still feel the impacts of the driver shortage this school year if too many drivers call out on the same day. Every full-time substitute driver will be assigned to a route if need be, to cover the 584 routes for the 22-23 school year. There are 560 bus drivers and 55 full time permanent subs. They also worked to make sure there is little to no interruption to service, but Transportation Senior Director Bob Snidemiller, said to school board members on Tuesday it may be unavoidable. The district's transportation department spent the summer adjusting to help get students to school on time and safely. (WTVD) - School starts at the end of the month for the traditional school year in Wake County and the district is already preparing parents for transportation changes. School starts at the end of the month for the traditional school year in Wake County and the district is already preparing parents for transportation changes.
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