ST. LOUIS — Parents can get paid to drive their children to school amid a bus driver shortage. St. Louis Public Schools has begun offering gas cards to families affected by “chronic bus absenteeism” throughout the school year. This initiative was detailed in a letter sent to parents on Monday. Starting May 13, all families […]
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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.