At least 85 bus drivers have called out for Monday, Nov 6., according to Jefferson County Public Schools officials. School officials say they are proactively canceling 47 bus routes.According to bus drivers, the biggest issues are with student behavior on buses, long routes and a lack of support from the school district.Drivers say the “sickout” has been brewing for months and is directed toward district leaders.JCPS says that after feedback from drivers, the district is changing the student discipline process.Officials are expecting more drivers to call out on Sunday night. Families are being notified by their schools and are encouraged to find an alternative way to get their children to school. Absences will be excused for students who have to miss school because of the amount of bus drivers who have called out.The school district says that typically, routes are delayed, but with the increase in drivers not showing up for work, the safest and best option is to proactively cancel the routes. Below is a full list of bus routes (area and bus number) affected by Monday’s callout. Jeffersontown:1854193912621264185319411531202417641309Jacob:2075Blankenbaker:1051181217082080Detrick:2070Blue Lick:1340192120212022Wilhoit:11911957 Nearly 90 bus drivers called out on Friday in what was believed to be a planned “sickout” in protest of current bus conditions.JCPS has 575 drivers in total. More than 65,000 students take the bus each day and many routes were impacted by Friday’s “sickout.”Read more about Friday’s bus driver callout below:
At least 85 bus drivers have called out for Monday, Nov 6., according to Jefferson County Public Schools officials.
School officials say they are proactively canceling 47 bus routes.
According to bus drivers, the biggest issues are with student behavior on buses, long routes and a lack of support from the school district.
Drivers say the “sickout” has been brewing for months and is directed toward district leaders.
JCPS says that after feedback from drivers, the district is changing the student discipline process.
Officials are expecting more drivers to call out on Sunday night. Families are being notified by their schools and are encouraged to find an alternative way to get their children to school.
Absences will be excused for students who have to miss school because of the amount of bus drivers who have called out.
The school district says that typically, routes are delayed, but with the increase in drivers not showing up for work, the safest and best option is to proactively cancel the routes.
Below is a full list of bus routes (area and bus number) affected by Monday’s callout.
Jeffersontown:
- 1854
- 1939
- 1262
- 1264
- 1853
- 1941
- 1531
- 2024
- 1764
- 1309
Jacob:
Blankenbaker:
Detrick:
Blue Lick:
Wilhoit:
Nearly 90 bus drivers called out on Friday in what was believed to be a planned “sickout” in protest of current bus conditions.
JCPS has 575 drivers in total.
More than 65,000 students take the bus each day and many routes were impacted by Friday’s “sickout.”
Read more about Friday’s bus driver callout below: