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Bus driver and education workers urge better training, staffing and safety in Hamilton County schools
Summary
Multiple public commenters and commissioners raised safety and staffing concerns in Hamilton County Schools, focusing on bus driver training for special-needs routes, class sizes, and school support services amid tight budgets.
At the Hamilton County Commission meeting, public commenters and commissioners pressed school officials and the commission to prioritize safety and training for school transportation and to protect classroom staffing.
Janelle Davis, a school bus driver with nearly 15 years’ experience who said she is retiring, told commissioners that some contract drivers who transport special-needs students are not receiving adequate physical training and that buses sometimes run without required monitors or proper harnessing. “We have people driving special needs kids without a…
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