“In Indiana, there is a training to go


through before getting your ‘yellow card,’ the Department of Education’s requirement for licensing a school bus driver. This is a three-day training full of videos and learn- ing the basics,” he said. “Every district said the class has so many videos of altercations with parents or students, that drivers are scared from continuing the process.”


The Odds Meanwhile, DeForrest’s recruiting sta-


tistics have remained fairly consistent. “In the seven years that I’ve been here, I’ve discovered that I need five applicants to get one driver all the way to being hired and out on the road,” he said. “Of the other four, one will lose interest because it’s a long process, one won’t pass the background check, one will discover a medical issue, and the fourth will get all the way to orientation, and just never show up again.”


Edwina Bridges, transporta-


tion manager for Lauren District #56 in Clinton, South Carolina, drives almost every day, and so does her immediate supervisor. “We do offer bonuses to attract


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