Bus safety top priority, but ‘scrambling’ also a key
By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com
From left, Blanchester Transportation Supervisor Barb Prater, driver Jim Burke, and mechanic John Englin with some of the Blanchester School District buses.
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Curt Bone, Director of Business Operations for Wilmington City Schools, stands among the school’s fleet of buses.
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But “crazy” is how Barb Prater, transportation supervisor for Blanchester Schools, describes their daily routine.
The hardest part of this sector is getting drivers, she said.
“In the morning you’re good. Then people call off … so you’re scrambling a lot trying to get things covered,” she said.