Bus driver shortage has some rethinking how to get kids to school

By Washington Examiner

Published October 5, 2021 10:00pm ET

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Bus driver shortage has some rethinking how to get kids to school — A returning student smiles as his bus school bus pulls into Hawley School, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Classes resume Tuesday for Newtown schools except those at Sandy Hook. Buses ferrying students to schools were festooned with large green and white ribbons on the front grills, the colors of Sandy Hook. At Newtown High School, students in sweatshirts and jackets, many wearing headphones, betrayed mixed emotions. Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself.(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) | Jason DeCrow

The wheels on the bus aren’t going round and round in some districts nearly enough, leading some to look at a complete retooling of how to get kids to school safely.

A shortage of drivers in all industries is hampering school bus operations, Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools Executive Director Dave Ardrey said.

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