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RSU 40/MSAD 40 board hears transportation staffing crunch as more students shifted to vans
Summary
The board was told bus-driver vacancies, an expected resignation and an increase of roughly 20–40 students moved to vans are straining transportation; the business manager said staff will take the issue to the facility/transportation committee after school starts.
The RSU 40/MSAD 40 board heard detailed concerns about transportation staffing and safety during its Aug. 1 meeting. The business manager reported ongoing driver shortages, an expected additional resignation and a shift of roughly "between 20 and 40" students to vans, increasing strain on routes and staff.
"We're going to have a problem," the business manager said, describing how van assignments have grown and how younger children require car seats that complicate capacity. The manager explained van-driver…
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