MOBILE, Ala. (WALA)- The COVID-19 pandemic taking its toll on faculty bus routes throughout the nation. The Cell County Public College System is not any exception.
“It’s all the time troublesome to seek out bus drivers in any given 12 months, however in fact with COVID everyone seems to be experiencing shortages so we’re having a scarcity of bus drivers,” stated Rena Philips.
The Cell County Public College System has about 600 bus drivers and sometimes runs 600 to 700 routes a day. Rena Philips with the varsity system says the variety of drivers varies every day and weekly. The transportation division has been in a position to modify bus routes as wanted.
“We even have drivers that can do a number of routes and that’s how we’re getting round doing that,” stated Philips. “We do have another staff that may step in and do routes as wanted.”
Combining routes has its personal challenges. The additional stops and driver shortages generally trigger busses to run late. The college system says mother and father might be notified when this occurs and that each one college students will proceed to get to high school safely.
“There could also be a time when there’s a delay with a bus route however our colleges are doing job of letting mother and father know when that occurs,” stated Philips. “We’re doing one of the best we will to employees these buses and get our youngsters to high school. We’ve been in a position to get all of our youngsters to high school.”
The Cell County Public College System does have openings on its web site for bus drivers. These should undergo the right coaching together with having a CDL license.
