Board grapples with bus‑driver shortage that disrupts one run for ~40 students
Superintendent Wendy Baker described a late driver shortage that left a route uncovered for Hancock/Granville/Rochester families, affecting about 40 students. The district prioritized younger and medically vulnerable students, marshalled vans and volunteer drivers, and escalated contract concerns with the vendor.
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The superintendent told the board that the district learned midweek it would be short of drivers for the start of school, forcing staff to collapse and reassign routes. Wendy Baker said staff prioritized elementary students and those with health needs and identified one route that could not be covered as originally planned; families in Hancock, Granville and Rochester were asked to use the Ripton Community House as a hub while the district adds temporary capacity.
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