Gloversville district says shuttle service is limited, will supply bus for city mass‑casualty drill

The Gloversville City School District acknowledged transportation disruptions at the start of the school year and announced it will participate in a city mass‑casualty drill later this month.

The superintendent told the board that a planned afternoon shuttle from the campus is not running at this time because of city staffing issues and apologized for the inconvenience, saying the district would "work very hard over the next few days" to resolve remaining safety and routing concerns. "We just acknowledge... our cleaning staff... did their job," the superintendent said, then added bluntly about transportation: "We gotta do better."

The district also said it had been contacted by the Gloversville Police Department to provide one of the district’s buses for a mass‑casualty incident drill on Sept. 18 near West Eighth Avenue and West Street. FMCC (recorded in the transcript as the provider of victim actors) will supply actors, and the superintendent emphasized that "none of our scholars will be included." He described the drill as a test of first responders and local hospital capacity and said he expected the scenario to involve a bus accident with a hazardous‑materials element.

The district said it would notify the community across multiple platforms so passersby are not alarmed by emergency vehicles and simulation activity. Board members asked questions about routes and scheduling; the superintendent repeated that the morning runs were the heavier lift and that the district is continuing to work with the city to restore services.

Next steps: district staff will communicate details of the drill and continue efforts to stabilize regular transportation service.