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While officials have often said that low pay and the COVID-19 pandemic have caused a severe shortage of bus drivers for Hawaii public schools, a top official at the state Department of Education says the “No. 1 reason” drivers are leaving their jobs in droves actually is student misbehavior.
When parent complaints and questions began pouring into state Rep. Trish La Chica’s office about the state suspending bus routes at 14 Hawaii public schools two weeks before school started, she says she felt frustrated that she had few immediate answers or solutions to offer.