“We just knew that with two holidays, people traveling, not wearing masks, we knew we were going to have a problem.” “We had expressed our concerns before break,” Gardner said. “We were concerned we were going to see an uptick, but we were fortunate to manage this and keep kids in school,” Raynor said.Īll Star officials knew this was going to happen and reached out to superintendents before winter vacation, Gardner noted. Raynor said coming into the winter break school officials were seeing more of this happening. There were about 29 bus drivers at the start of the school year, he added. 3, but was unable to say exactly how many. Gardner said at least a few bus drivers were out Jan. Three school bus routes were condensed in Beacon Falls, but the routes in Prospect stayed the same, All Star Transportation General Manager Steve Gardner said. 3 due to employees who called out sick with COVID-19 and other drivers who quit.Īll Star Transportation, which provides the school buses and drivers to the district comprised of Beacon Falls and Prospect, has collapsed or combined some of the district’s bus routes, Raynor said. Region 16 school district transportation coordinator Michele Raynor said the district had a shortage of school bus drivers Jan. BEACON FALLS – A lack of school bus drivers for the Region 16 school district resulted in some school bus routes being combined.
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