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never has accidents out on the road, but maybe dings a mirror or has some minor incidents here at the garage, it could be because there is something wrong with their eyes, or (has) some other problem that needs to be addressed.” One supervisor in rural Maine, who wished to remain anonymous, said school bus drivers continuously encounter challenging conditions that also test the district. Tis has been exacerbated recently by a new pool of driver applicants from other countries who require additional training to learn local traffic laws, how to navigate narrow streets and local hills, and how to drive in Maine’s winter weather. “I want to help my employees be better drivers, not beat them up if they make a mistake. If it’s clear that the driver did something indefensible, we’ll take the necessary steps,” the supervisor added. Robert Lee, transportation director for Wayne County
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Public Schools in Goldsboro, North Carolina, said it is im- portant to always investigate the degree of damage. “If there is property damage or damage to a vehicle that runs into a lot of money, then we’ll do a drug test, suspend the driver, with pay, until we can do a post-certification training, where the driving instructor will take them out on the road,” he explained. “If the incident is something minor, like backing into a mailbox, we don’t normally spend the $50 for the drug test. We try to spend those dollars wisely, not that we wouldn’t drug test someone if the case warranted, but those dollars add up if you drug test every driver for every incident.” Lee said Wayne County doesn’t have a formal accident committee but he does regularly meet with his transportation supervisors to discuss issues. “Te way our district is set up is that each district supervisor has about 40 buses that they are re- sponsible for. Tere are five of us, and we will make a decision together, along with Human Resources, about what course of action to take,” he added.
yourself, ‘Should this person be driving a school bus?’ —Larry Humberston
Allegany County Public Schools Cumberland, Maryland
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