Various users of social media channels are calling attention to the exacerbated school bus driver shortage that is only getting worse as schools start up nationwide.
In one Linkedin thread, “Schools are desperate for bus drivers,” users shared articles on the shortage and provided their views on the bus driving labor sector. One article shared news about school leaders opting to pay parents to drive their own children to school, while they recruit more drivers.
The main theme of the posts focused on school bus drivers deserving better in general, for instance, higher pay or better benefits. Keira Wingate reported for USA Today on the ongoing shortage and found that “drivers deserve better pay, benefits and 401K incentives,” she posted.
Another reader shared an article pointing to school districts in the U.S. offering new driver applicants up to $4,000 as a sign-on bonus. “Now, that’s huge! To offer $4,000 as [a] sign-on bonus to a prospective employee in any industry is a big deal, not to mention to a bus driver that this is generally considered a low-skilled job,” an urban transportation and mobility specialist in Dubai stated.
A parent shared his views on the situation. He stated he thought the school bus driver shortage was only an issue in his area, as he relayed that his daughter was told she would not have transportation available. However, he later found that 80 percent of school districts nationwide are dealing with a driver shortage, as reported by HopSkipDrive...
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