Jordan School District regrets bus driver shortage that caused delays

A Jordan Faculty District bus runs by way of the wash after dropping off college students on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, in West Jordan.

Tom Good, Deseret Information

The labor scarcity hit the Jordan Faculty District to begin the brand new calendar 12 months. Officers say over a dozen faculty bus drivers didn’t come to work Monday, forcing lots of college students to attend.

District officers say they’ve been coping with a faculty bus driver scarcity all 12 months, identical to different faculty districts everywhere in the nation. Spokeswoman Sandy Reisgraf says 18 drivers didn’t present up for work Monday for a number of causes, and it prompted an enormous delay.

Reisgraf mentioned, “We couldn’t make it to all of the stops on the common instances.”

The district informed mother and father to organize for a two-hour delay; nevertheless, Reisgraf says it ended up lasting solely 30 to 45 minutes. Nonetheless, she mentioned the district is apologizing to all the impacted households.

“We perceive and we apologize to folks. We all know it’s terribly inconvenient and we all know it’s tough on households when buses are working late,” she mentioned.

The bus driver scarcity has been straining the district for your complete faculty 12 months. Reisgraf mentioned their employees have been pulling double shifts to satisfy their demand.

“They’re coming in at 4 or 5 within the morning and dealing till 4, 5 - 6 at evening,” she mentioned.

In keeping with Resigraf, the district has 30 open driver positions that they need folks to use for, and the district can pay for the drivers’ CDL coaching. People who find themselves fascinated about making use of can go to the district’s web site.

“We’re seeing a better want than what now we have seen previously, a lot in order that it’s all fingers on deck in our transportation division,” she mentioned.