Some students who are not picked up from school return home, Which includes students who are on free and reduced lunch who may not have a meal to go home to. "Kids that really want to go to school I already have five in the car and they are begging me to bring more," said Perez. Perez said not knowing if there will be transportation from day to day is tough, but he said what’s tougher is telling other kids he doesn’t have the room to take them to school. "Two buses are gone every day and can’t come or don’t have a driver.”
Some parents have had to send their kids to school via uber and the students are seeing the impact. (WNCN) Many students who ride the bus in Wake County may need to find another way to get to school on Friday as the district is dealing with a severe driver shortage, according to an alert sent to parents this morning. Wake County Schools has tried to address it by paying more to bus drivers, adding a $1200 dollar sign-on bonus and increasing recruitment.īut it's still is not enough.
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As long as their parents give their consent I’m more than happy to.”Īccording to Wake County, this isn’t just a county issue but a national, lingering bus driver shortage problem. Wake County Public School System has not specifically said how many bus drivers participated in the work stoppage Friday, but there are reports of many buses not showing up on time and. The Wake County School District is warning parents after some school bus drivers didn’t show up for work on Friday and that it may happen again Monday, WTVD reported. “As soon as they see my son get in the car they asked my son for a ride," said Perez. when Perez is alerted his son’s bus doesn’t have a driver, so he picks up his 8-year-old from the bus stop and then fellow classmates pile in.
Wake approves changes to help more employees drive, monitor school buses amid shortage
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