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Bus drivers urge improved safety, pay and managerial support at Petersburg board meeting
Summary
Multiple Petersburg school bus drivers used the public-comment period to report assaults, short staffing, lost bonuses and inadequate managerial support; board members and a unit director acknowledged the concerns and said leadership changes and best-practice reviews are needed.
PETERSBURG — During public comment at the Oct. 1 Petersburg City School Board meeting several bus drivers said they face unsafe working conditions, low pay and poor managerial support and asked the board for concrete assistance.
Multiple speakers who identified themselves as bus drivers described incidents and chronic problems. One driver said she was struck in the head by a high-school student and described receiving little follow-up support after reporting the incident.…
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