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Nash County school bus drivers, classified staff ask commissioners to fund 5% pay supplement
Summary
A group of Nash County Public Schools bus drivers and other classified employees urged the county commissioners to support Superintendent Dr. Ellis’s budget request that includes a 5% supplement for classified staff, saying current wages and rising costs make it difficult to remain in the county.
At the May 5 Nash County Board of Commissioners meeting, a group of Nash County Public Schools classified employees — primarily bus drivers — asked the board to support Superintendent Dr. Ellis’s proposed budget that would include a 5% supplement for bus drivers, monitors and other classified staff.
The request came during the public-comment period after the board temporarily reopened that portion of the agenda to hear the group. Shandak Boone, a special‑education bus driver with 14 years’ experience, told commissioners, “we're just asking now that you would consider Doctor…
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