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Bus drivers and teachers raise safety and staffing worries about routes, behavior and ESC restructure

School District of Lee County Board · March 10, 2026
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Summary

At the March 10 meeting a bus driver warned that severe student misbehavior, tablet/GPS failures and inconsistent enforcement are creating safety risks and labor strain; a Cypress Lake teacher warned that an ESC program restructure could harm special-education staffing and long-standing programs.

Anthony Call, a bus driver, told the board that persistent student misbehavior is causing safety risks, driver turnover and operational problems. He described incidents that force drivers to take over behavior management on the bus, reported GPS and tablet failures that sometimes show students incorrectly as dropped off,…

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