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High School Buses Still Cut Due to Driver Shortage | Cleveland News
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Independence Local Schools is scrambling to fill its bus driver shortage as the new school year begins, leaving high school students without bus service for the second straight year. Despite offering incentives like paid training and higher pay, resignations keep mounting, and the district’s hopes to restore high school routes by spring have faded. Superintendent Kelli Cogan emphasized how vital these drivers are—building relationships with students and serving as their first and last faces of the district. But this crisis isn’t unique: nationwide, the bus driver shortage is expected to worsen by 2030 as veteran drivers age and schools compete with other employers for part-time workers. The district is doubling down on recruitment, hitting the streets and community events, hoping word-of-mouth and better perks will finally attract the drivers they need.
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