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Framingham reports chronic bus driver shortage and plans in‑house transition; committee hears 'hundreds' of students lack service
Summary
Executive director Lincoln Lynch told the School Committee the district expects 77 drivers per day but averaged 53; members said 'hundreds' of students are not receiving requested bus service and urged reporting on outlier schools and attendance impacts.
Lincoln Lynch, executive director of finance and operations, told the committee the district still expects 77 drivers every day but is currently averaging 53, and that the district aims for 18 monitors. "We still expect 77 drivers every day ... we are at a 53 driver count," he said, summarizing a 36‑day operational report through Oct. 22.
Why it matters: reduced driver counts have led to combined routes, longer runs and numerous late buses, which committee members said is…
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