The way North Reading Transportation CEO John McCarthy sees it, school bus drivers are a precious commodity. Combined with the pandemic, school bus transportation companies are dealing with an alarming national problem. McCarthy said some former school bus drivers have been receiving the federal boost to their unemployment checks, which may have offered a disincentive to get back to work. Hamilton said some companies are allowing school bus drivers to bring their children to work. Jay Byer, director of finance and operations for the Mendon-Upton Regional School District, said the district’s contracted school bus companies are dealing with a shortage of drivers.

Source: MetroXpress September 02, 2021 09:33 UTC