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Bus driver urges board to consult transportation staff on pay, retention and budget
Summary
Heather Wenschel, a long-time district bus driver, told the board she works multiple jobs and urged members to visit the transportation office and consult drivers as the budget committee discusses next year’s 2700 function; she emphasized drivers’ experience and urged the district to consider retention when setting wages.
Heather Wenschel, a bus driver for the district, used the public-comment period on May 4 to urge the Merrimack Valley School Board to consult transportation staff as the district prepares next year’s budget.
Wenschel said she works multiple jobs and "lives paycheck to paycheck," noting she has spent many years as a driver and that…
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