First Student outlines driver shortages, route changes after start‑of‑year delays; parent says 6‑year‑old left at wrong stop

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District trustees heard an extended briefing from Michael Johnson, First Student’s local manager, on start‑of‑year transportation problems and fixes, and heard a public comment from a parent who said his 6‑year‑old was left at the wrong stop on Sept. 2 and walked alone.