![]() ![]() "According to the bus companies, the rush of resignations was likely driven by the vaccination requirements," CPS said in a statement. The school system responded to the sudden resignations by paying parents $1,000 stipends to use however they want on transportation such as public transit, Uber, or Lyft for the first two weeks of school, CBS Chicago reported. ![]() In Chicago, more than 70 public-school bus drivers quit right before the school year began because of vaccination requirements, Insider's Madison Hoff reported. EastSide Charter School in Delaware is offering parents $700 for every child they drive. Other districts are paying parents to transport their own kids to and from school. But students stranded without a ride to school have to attend class virtually, The Democrat & Chronicle reported. The Rochester City School District in New York planned to start high school remotely while it attempted to hire 78 bus drivers, with more drivers resigning each day.Īfter a tearful emergency board meeting, the district stepped back on the plan and allowed students to start class in person. The announcement caused protests by both parents and students, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Pittsburgh Public Schools delayed school openings by two weeks because of transportation issues caused by the shortage. While the incentives helped in some areas, several schools have been forced to push back the first day of class or start virtually because of shortages and mass resignations. School districts around the country have offered bonuses and raised wages in order to recruit and retain bus drivers amid the shortage. "Once it became clear that there were going to be communities that were shorthanded - wasn't going to be a vehicle issue, but an issue with CDLs - we started talking to the Guard." "We've had conversations with colleagues in municipal governments about the issue with drivers, but nobody was really sure where it was going to land," Baker said. "A bunch of communities said if you can figure out the legal issues and the paperwork and all the rest, that would be great."Īccording to the briefing, the local driver shortage persisted in part because of an increased demand for applicants with commercial driver's licenses, a permit held by many National Guard members. "We asked a bunch of communities if they'd be interested in having Guard people drive vehicles for them, especially the smaller buses," Baker said in a briefing on Monday. ![]()
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