Concerns about school bus safety

Concerns about school bus safety

There's another concern about reopening schools during the pandemic - what to do with school buses?

With poor air circulation and no room to social distance, health officials are worried busses will become the perfect place for COVID-19 to spread.

WHAT TO DO WITH SCHOOL BUSSES?WITH POOR AIR CIRCULATION ANDNO ROOM TO SOCIAL DISTANCE -HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WORRIEDBUSSES WILL BE THE PERFECTPLACE FOR COVID-19 TO SPREAD.WHEN FULLY LOADED WITH KIDS -MOST SCHOOL BUSSES FIT ABOUT 77STUDENTS.THE CDC IS ADVISING BUSSES HAVEONLY ONE STUDENT PER BENCH.TAKING SOME BUS CAPACITY DOWNTO ABOUT 12 KIDS.THAT MEANS SCHOOL DISTRICTSWOULD NEED TO RUN DOUBLE, ORTRIPLE THE NUMBER OF TRIPS EACHDAY.I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE HOW WE CANDO IT, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCHSPACE ON A BUS...THERE'S JUST SO MANY QUESTIONAND REALLY NO ASNWERS.SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION EXPERTDAVID STRONG SAYS THE OTHERPROBLEM IS - THERE'S ANATIONWIDE DRIVER SHORTAGE.SO SCHOOLS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TORUN MORE BUSSES - EVEN IF THEYHAVE THE EXTRA BUSSESAVAILABLE.A VALLEY WOMAN'S SIDE HUSTLE