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A California parole board recommended prison release for the mastermind of the 1976 hijacking of a Chowchilla school bus and kidnapping 26 students and their driver. Read the wire report at
stnonline.com/go/bu.
So sad the trauma to those kids at the time! Hope they were able to have good lives! He needs to stay [in prison]. Facebook/Charlotte Park
Keep him in there … had no right to get out after what he did to those kids! Facebook/Ralph Knight
Over 86 percent of Colorado school districts recently reported that they don’t currently have enough drivers to operate at full capacity. Go to
stnonline.com/tag/bus-driver-shortage to stay updated on the latest news regarding the nationwide school bus driver shortage.
Wages, wages, wages! Pay them what they are worth. $30 an hour to start is still not enough for what they do for the kids! Mentor, counselor, bodyguard, teacher, etc. Bus drivers wear many hats. Facebook/Chet White
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Interested in the safety, efficiency and optimization of student transportation? Join @STNMagazine’s training June 3-7 in Indianapolis, Indiana! Register now:
stnexpo.com/east. Twitter/ @schetkybussales
Letter to the Editor
In response to the March issue of School Transportation News article, “Wheel of Benefits” one reader provided the following feedback. The reader’s name was omitted due to sensitivity of the information shared. Read the article at
stnonline.com/go/mar22.
Regarding the use of ESSER funding being used for bonuses for contract employees, the district in which I am a substitute driver did just that, even for administrative staff who had little or no contact with students. Substitutes however, whether drivers, teachers or food service workers, received nothing, even if they worked near 100 percent of the time covering for contract workers who were ill or quarantined. If these substitutes had chosen not to work, fearing exposure, the school system would have had to close down. Fairness and consideration were ignored. But yet I still drive because I love the kids but strongly dislike management and no longer recommend the job to others because of the lack of loyalty to employees though loyalty is asked of employees.
Editor Ryan Gray
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