The disruptions to bus service have left many families in a bind, prompting some parents to rearrange their workdays, spend time in long pick-up lines, pay for expensive child care, and consider homeschooling their kids instead. However, late Friday afternoon, Alaska National Guard and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Director of Communications Alan Brown shared an update on the request. Some aren’t scheduled for their first bus service until October. Under the Anchorage School District’s rotating bus route suspensions, families receive bus route service for three weeks, then service is suspended for six weeks. Now, while some states used National Guard to backfill in other ways, like school bus drivers, New Mexico appears to be the only state to use them in the classroom. In an effort to overcome the problem, the gover.
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“While a viable means of support was not possible, we are very appreciative of Governor Dunleavy and our partners at the National Guard for their collaboration to help find solutions,” Bryantt said. Louis region and around the country, bus driver shortages are impacting many school districts. Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt said in an emailed statement that the Anchorage School District is continuing to explore other options that might ease the burden families face. That’s left thousands of families without bus service at the start of this school year.Īlan Brown, spokesman for the National Guard, said in an email Friday that after consulting the state Department of Law, officials determined that state statute - specifically, Alaska Statute 26.05.070 - “does not permit the activation of National Guard members for this purpose.” The statute addresses how the state’s governor can order an “organized militia” for active state service. National Guard member Vegerano drives a school bus around the base with a safety trainer in Reading, MA on Sept. The Alaska National Guard said Friday that it won’t be able to assist with the severe bus driver shortage experienced by the Anchorage School District due to legal constraints.ĪSD has previously said it was exploring the possibility of using National Guard resources to alleviate the driver shortage, which has prompted the district to suspend school bus routes on a rolling basis for weeks at a time. Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary on the first day of school, Thursday, Aug. In Chicago this week, 70 bus drivers, about 10 of the workforce, abruptly quit over the districts new COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to WBEZs Sarah Karp.
Behavior specialist Reta Boone greets students as they get off the bus at Dr.
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