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Drivers warn board of bus‑driver shortage as parents report canceled routes
Summary
A bus driver and parents told the board that Chandler Unified is losing drivers, that routes are being canceled or reduced, and asked the district to increase pay and take other measures to retain and recruit drivers.
A school bus driver and parents told the Chandler Unified School District governing board on Jan. 15 that the district’s transportation workforce is strained and that route cancellations and delays are affecting families.
Gary Banjak, who identified himself as a district bus driver, said the district has fallen from roughly 250 drivers eight years ago to fewer than 180 now. “We must give our human resource department the tools they need to hire drivers,” Banjak said. He urged the district to match or…
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