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Student reps, superintendent and committee press bus company on driver shortages and tracking options
Summary
Student representatives reported daily double‑route busing that lengthened rides; the superintendent and transportation director said the contracted company faces a driver shortage, is offering a $10,000 signing bonus and will be asked to present tracking and contract performance options to the committee in December.
Student representatives and the School Committee discussed persistent school bus routing problems during the Oct. 23 meeting and asked the transportation director and superintendent for immediate remedies and a fuller briefing to the committee.
Student representative Ali (North Andover High School) said afternoon routes routinely run double routes when substitute drivers are used; students reported rides delayed by about an hour in some cases. Committee members pressed for details about frequency and specific…
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