St. Louis' school district is offering to pay some families to drive their kids to school as part of an effort to offset a shortage of bus drivers. “We are excited to announce a new set of programs aimed at addressing the current challenges in transportation services,” Toyin Akinola, St. Louis Public Schools' director of transportation, wrote in a Monday letter to parents, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Under the plan, families who have experienced “chronic bus absenteeism” this school year will receive gas cards for the next two weeks.
St. Louis’ school district is offering to pay some families to drive their kids to school as part of an effort to offset a shortage of bus drivers.“We are excit
St. Louis school district is offering to pay some families to drive their kids to school as part of an effort to offset a shortage of bus drivers. The St.
The St. Louis school district is offering financial incentives to families who drive their children to school due to a bus driver shortage and recent disruptions stemming from contractor disputes and a racially charged incident.
Following the announcement Monday that Missouri Central School Bus is terminating its contract with St. Louis Public Schools, Superintendent Dr. Keisha Scarlett is vocalizing how the district will prevent the same situation from happening in the future.