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Mechanics urge Cobb County school board to address fleet maintenance, safety and pay amid staff shortages
Summary
Several Cobb County School District fleet mechanics told the board that shops lack diagnostic tools, equipment is aging, and staffing and pay are insufficient to maintain student transportation safety.
Multiple Cobb County School District fleet maintenance employees told the board during public comment on April 24 that understaffing, aging equipment and low pay are creating safety risks for the district's bus fleet.
Eric Carroll, who said he has worked in fleet maintenance for 14 years, described repeated attempts to raise safety concerns through the chain of command and said he felt those concerns were not taken seriously: “That was the most humiliating meeting I have ever been in my life,”…
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