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School bus drivers press board over unsafe facilities, aging fleet as year begins
Summary
Bus drivers and community members told the Green Local School District Board of Education that temporary facilities, lack of restrooms, parking-lot hazards and an aging fleet created safety and staffing problems; the board said it would raise the concerns with administration for follow-up.
School bus drivers and residents told the Green Local School District Board of Education on Monday that the district’s temporary transportation site and aging bus fleet left drivers without basic facilities and created safety risks as the year began. Board members said they would take the complaints to district administration.
Drivers described repeated operational failures and daily safety hazards that they said are interfering with student transport. "Every morning, we put up to 77 kids on a 30,000 pound 40 foot long bread box on wheels, and we drive them through kamikaze traffic," school bus driver Sonia Wells said. "If we can do that, surely this district can manage to provide us with bathrooms, offices, and…
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