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School bus driver tells Paradise Valley Unified District student safety is top priority
Summary
During public comment at a Paradise Valley Unified District meeting, a school bus driver urged attention to student safety and described 35 years of experience transporting pupils and supporting them at school.
A school bus driver told the Paradise Valley Unified District during public comment that ensuring students' safety and helping them get to and from school are the most important parts of the job. “Our children are our most valuable asset,” the driver said.
The driver, identified in the meeting only as a school bus driver (name not specified), said they have been driving a school bus for more than 35 years and enjoy interacting with students. “See, I've been driving bus over 35 years. So it's the fun of you meet all kind of kids. I'm not just the driver when they have a problem. I try to help them solve their problem,” the driver said.
Describing the daily role of a driver, the speaker said their face is often the first students see from Paradise Valley Unified District schools and emphasized the benefit of observing students' progress and reactions on their trips to and from school. “My face is probably the first face they see from PV schools. And it a lot of times the the benefit here is seeing their progress, but also how they react to me and how they get to school and how they get back and and that's I think that's a great benefit of being a driver,” the driver said.
The remarks were made as part of public comment and did not include a proposal, motion, or request for specific board action. No district responses or follow-up directions were recorded in the provided transcript segments.
