Economy, benefits calm school bus driver attrition
Posted: September 19, 2009 at 6:23 a.m.
Tyler Davis, left, checks the battery on a school bus as driver Trisha Labit looks on during a safety check of the bus Friday at the Fayetteville School District Transportation Depart- ment in Fayetteville. Davis started his driver training this week, and Labit has been teaching him the rules and regu- lations of driving the bus.
Between the economy being down and some school districts now offering health insurance benefits for the part-time job, schools are finding it easier to retain bus drivers.
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