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Cobb County school mechanics press board on safety, staffing and pay during public comment
Summary
Fleet maintenance workers told the Cobb County School Board that aging buses, failing equipment, lack of diagnostic tools and low pay are creating safety risks and recruiting problems. Speakers asked the board to invest in equipment and staffing.
Several Cobb County School District fleet maintenance employees used the board's public comment period April 24 to warn that understaffing, worn equipment and low wages threaten bus safety and put pressure on mechanics.
Eric Carroll, a fleet maintenance employee of 14 years, told the board, "I'm just really surprised that it's came to this, that I've had to come here, over safety issues with our fleet." He said he followed the chain of command, raised concerns with supervisors and was disappointed by what he described as dismissive responses from transportation leadership.
B.J. Bailey, who identified…
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