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Parents and teachers tell Catawba County board bus-driver shortages and teacher workload need urgent attention
Summary
During public comment at the Jan. 27 meeting speakers urged the board to address a shortage of bus drivers, ask for comp time or compensation for faculty sponsors and extracurricular duties, and revise elementary attendance policies to limit extended excused absences.
Several parents and teachers used the Catawba County Board of Education's public comment period on Jan. 27 to press the board on staffing and workload issues, including a shortage of bus drivers that has left some students without daily transportation, teacher expectations for extracurricular supervision, and gaps in elementary attendance policy for excused absences.
Jeremy Williams, a parent, said his son was transferred to an alternative school and the family has encountered repeated failures of transportation. "We literally cannot get bus drivers," Williams said. "Last week, 3 days of the week, the school week, we didn't have a bus driver." He described routes that require long workdays for drivers and urged the board to connect him with…
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