“I think they just won’t want to admit that this is a big problem, so I’ll take my daughter and her friends and whoever else is around,” Paula said.“We’re supposed to know by 1:30 p.m… But that’s not always the case.”Mark said the lack of stability and reliability in the school bus service is frustrating. Sometimes there wouldn’t be buses for a whole week.
“There’s no stability because we have to wing it from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and see if we need to go get her… It’s basically flying by the seat of our pants every single school day just to see what will happen,” he said. Both the CBE and the CCSD said they are actively trying to hire more bus drivers to staff the bus routes. However, not a lot of people are applying to these jobs and those who do will have to train for five to six weeks before being able to get on the road.“These positions are essentially part-time.
Slagmolen also said while bus drivers are getting sick, it’s not main reason driving the labour shortage.“Right now it’s on average for what you would expect for seasonal illnesses, but it does not significantly impact our operations any more than usual,” he said.“I’m not going to pay for the bus payment. There’s no way. Not when there’s no bus and no driver to pay it to,” she said.
“When I asked about it, said we have a 20 per cent discount this year because of reliability issues, but I have not seen a bus all week. I’m not paying.”
Maybe if they paid better, drivers would stick around longer.
The parents of that kid should have been slapped around atleast twice.
Sucks when the one riding the bus
Maybe you guys should do you home work and dig and find real reasons out why there is a shortage of drivers. It is not very lucrative and the way they do their business is not going to attract a lot of people. I would know.
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