Public commenter: I drove a school bus eight days without a required "yellow card," she told the board

At the start of public comment, a speaker identifying herself as Ms. Leslie told the Wes-Del Community Schools board she had been denied her driver "yellow card" by the transportation director and had consequently driven a school bus "for 8 days illegally." "I had to drive my bus for 8 days illegally, okay?" she said.

Ms. Leslie said she had emailed district staff and the driver's supervisor and had received a threatening-sounding response from a supervisor; she also complained of being called names in staff meetings and said the district had not held those individuals accountable.

District response: A district official who said they had spoken with Mr. Larocco at the state said that all district bus drivers "were verified with a yellow card on December 19th" in the state system and characterized the lapse as an oversight related to laminating or issuing the physical card. "We weren't withholding the cards," the official said, and added, "we will make sure you have a yellow card on your person before January 6th. That was an oversight on our part and we have been forthcoming to the state." The board cited personnel confidentiality and declined to discuss personnel matters in detail during the public meeting.

Outcome: The public comment raised safety and personnel concerns; district staff said they have responded to Ms. Leslie's emails and would rectify the physical-card issuance. No formal investigation or disciplinary action was recorded in the transcript. Board members thanked the commenter for bringing the matter to their attention.