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Bus drivers press board on safety as SFUSD approves small pilot rideshare contract
Summary
Bus drivers and unions urged the board to keep yellow school buses and oppose replacing them with nonconforming white vans; the board approved a limited contract for a vetted rideshare service (referred to as Zoom/shoestrings) for small, specialized transports as part of the consent calendar.
Several San Francisco school bus drivers and union representatives told the Board of Education on Aug. 13 that the district should not replace certified yellow school buses with nonconforming white vans, citing federal and state safety standards and long experience without fatalities.
Drivers and union spokespersons said white vans do not meet rollover protection, bus‑body joint strength, and passenger seating/crash‑protection standards required of school buses. Jadar…
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