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Marion County schools stepping up discipline after increase in fights on buses

Marion County schools stepping up discipline after increase in fights on buses
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Marion school board wants to double wage of temporary bus drivers

One Marion school bus driver who tested positive for COVID-19 recently led to the quarantine of nine other drivers who had been in close contact. On Monday, nearly two dozen school bus drivers were out, some due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Marion County School Board Chairwoman Nancy Thrower said she visited transportation depot offices on Monday because of the growing crisis. She soon learned that the situation was more dire than she suspected. School district spokesman Kevin Christian said the district has 270 bus drivers. Before the pandemic, the district had been experiencing  about 10 percent absences on any given day. Now the rate is about double that.

Marion schools: 67 new COVID-19 cases amid bus driver shortage

Marion schools: 67 new COVID-19 cases amid bus driver shortage Marion County Public Schools, which recorded 67 new COVID-19 cases this past week, is fighting through a bus driver shortage that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. School district spokesman Kevin Christian said the district has 270 bus drivers. Before the pandemic, the district has been experiencing  about 10 percent absences on any given day. But I’d say that’s double now thanks to COVID-19 cases and direct contacts, Christian said.  As a result, some drivers double- and triple-up on routes, which creates delays in getting students to school and home. Christian added that we always need bus drivers, not just now because of COVID.

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