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Bus drivers and parents urge SFUSD not to replace school buses with vans or rideshare vehicles
Summary
Dozens of school bus drivers, union representatives and parents told the SFUSD board that using nonconforming vans or rideshare drivers for home-to-school routes would reduce safety, training and oversight; speakers urged the board to keep certified school buses and avoid splitting transportation contracts.
More than a dozen current and former SFUSD school bus drivers, union leaders and parents told the Board of Education they are alarmed by district plans that could allow standard vans or rideshare-style vehicles for home-to-school transport.
"Please, please reconsider your stance," Gail Flynn, a state-certified school-bus instructor, told the board, arguing that certified drivers complete a minimum of 40 hours of training and that non‑bus vehicles are not built or regulated the same…
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