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[-] alnilam@lemmy.world 75 points 1 year ago

After clicking on several of the many, many links in that article, that without exception all lead to completely unrelated topics, I'm still left with the question: what was the reason kids were stuck on the bus till 10p.m.?

[-] subignition@kbin.social 32 points 1 year ago

If instead of clicking all the links you had read the article, it's explained:

The Associated Press reported that the school district spent $199,000 to hire the AlphaRoute engineering firm to create a plan that would cut the number of bus routes and stops. According to The Louisville Courier-Journal, the school district changed its bus schedule and start times this year in an attempt to cope with a bus driver shortage.

They were short on bus drivers, and they hired a firm to come up with a plan that would "make it work". Specifics of the routes aren't given, but I'd imagine that they were completely ridiculous for any kids to have still been on buses six or seven hours after school got out.

[-] kboy101222@lemm.ee 30 points 1 year ago

They could've hired at least 3 more drivers with that money.

Probably 6 with how little they pay

[-] Pips@lemmy.film 19 points 1 year ago

They're having trouble finding people who want to do the job for the pay they're offering.

[-] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Y'know, there's a solution to that which costs less than 200k...

[-] bladerunnerspider@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

*The pay John Q. Public is offering.

[-] mlc894@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, it’s a publicly-funded position? Then the drivers ought to work for free, right? Why, it’s practically welfare if the taxpayer is footing the bill! (/s I hope is obvious)

[-] bladerunnerspider@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Tax payers determine the amount of taxes their school districts receive to pay employees and make capital expenditures. The community needs to offer more pay, be more affordable, or suffer the consequences of under funded districts.

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