'I don’t blame bus drivers for quitting, or people for not applying to these positions.”
, about half of the respondents categorized their driver shortage as “severe” or “desperate,” while only 5% of respondents said they have no driver shortage. The same survey stated that more than half of school districts with 25,000 to 100,000 students said they believed it could take three months or more to resume normal transportation operations.Teen Vogue
that while school-bus driver shortages have long been an issue, this school year has brought on the worst shortage he’s ever seen. Among the underlying reasons: COVID-19-related health concerns and vaccine hesitancy. “At NSTA, we expect the need for school-bus drivers to remain at critical levels over the coming months,” Macysyn says via email. “We project that this will impact the industry’s ability to provide consistent service well into the 2021-2022 school year.
John Costa, international president of the Amalgamated Transit Union , which is comprised of over 200,000 members across the United States and Canada, estimates that 160 ATU members have died from COVID. “There's a lot of incentive out there to work in other places that not only pay but happen to do better on health care,” Costa says. “In the school-bus industry, health care is very expensive, or there is none.
Michael Cordiello, the president of ATU’s New York City local, adds that the pandemic caused a large number of school-bus drivers to retire, which has contributed to the shortage. “The average number of drivers who retired in a year in New York City compared to people who were hired was about four to one before the pandemic,” Cordiello tells“In 2020, we had a 20% increase in people retiring.
School-bus drivers often have to transport young kids, many of whom are not yet eligible for the COVID vaccine, so the health risks associated with the job are high. Even protective measures can cause complications:
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