Rockwood Bus Drivers Fill In From California
When a shortage of bus drivers popped up among First Student bus transportation in the Midwest, see where some Rockwood School District local drivers went. That move led to more First Student bus drivers coming to Wildwood to make up the difference.
With job shortages and a depressed economy, who knew it would be challenging for student transportation companies to find qualified drivers? This dilemma even affected First Student, Inc., the transportation entity that supplies buses throughout Rockwood School District—including back to school routes Tuesday. A tip from a Eureka-Wildwood Patch reader alledged that out-of-state bus drivers arrived in town Monday, leaving "them no time to learn their (Rockwood) routes." The reader also had heard some local Rockwood bus drivers had been sent elsewhere to make up for a shortage of bus drivers among the U.S. locations serviced by First Student. Patch verified with a First Student representative on Tuesday they sent 13 of their drivers from the…
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Tom Maher
3:18 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
While later explained - why would "it seem logical that the california [sic] driver be sent to omaha [sic] and rockwood [sic] keep there [sic] drivers."? A little NIMBY perhaps? Are Rockwood students better than CA or NE students? I guess so... more ›