As of Tuesday morning the Anchorage School District was still short 64 school bus drivers. However, district Spokesperson Lisa Miller said recent applicants for the job could mean the end of route suspensions by the end of October.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - As of Tuesday morning the Anchorage School District was still short 64 school bus drivers.
ASD Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt announced in early August that the district was short 75 bus drivers. The number of drivers the district is short has dwindled as new drivers begin training and the district expects previously trained drivers to return behind the wheel of school buses.
“We have had a great turnout of people that have come in to take the class, a lot of people are telling us that they are just interested in really helping out,” said ASD Transportation Director Heather Philp. “What we really look for when we are interviewing and when we are talking to people about being a school bus driver, is the ability to understand young people, to be able to work with young people, have the patience and understanding that you are impacting lives every morning, every afternoon,” Philp said.The district will pay for the training required to get a commercial driver’s license with an endorsement to be a school bus driver.
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