re: BR bus drivers mad over possible plan to change routes start times for some students

And a whole bunch of people have agreed and upvoted

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around in a 120° hotbox

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1 month of the year (and really only the afternoon routes)

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3-4 hours 5 days a week for $19k a year

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Equates to ~540-720 hours per year (180 day school year)

$26.38-$35.19 per hour (and I thought $19k was starting pay so some make more)

I guarantee there are plenty of people that would take that. Starting with PE coaches, Janitors, teachers, cafeteria workers, etc. let them drive the buses for an extra $20k.

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what do y’all mean by start times?

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Precisely why I gave a sarcastic answer.

she isnt wrong in her summation that its hot in a schoolbus during a louisiana heat wave. We can all agree on that point.
Now lets move on to whether we should plan the EBR school bussing logistics based on her input. The answer may be a resounding Yes.
In that case , lets run buses only in non daylight hours to mitigate the effects of the sun.
Or, we could all be reasonable adults and ignore her input and come up with legitimate proposed solutions

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I guarantee there are plenty of people that would take that

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And yet…nobody’s taking the job.

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I guarantee there are plenty of people that would take that. Starting with PE coaches, Janitors, teachers, cafeteria workers, etc. let them drive the buses for an extra $20

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Looks good in theory but let’s look closer:
-Cafeteria workers have to be there much earlier to prepare breakfast.
-Coaches have to coach after school
-Teachers have to be on morning and afternoon bus and campus duty
-Custodians have to open school buildings, classrooms when teachers are absent, etc.

This is why there is a driver shortage... FedEx starts at $38k.

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Looks good in theory but let’s look closer: -Cafeteria workers have to be there much earlier to prepare breakfast. -Coaches have to coach after school -Teachers have to be on morning and afternoon bus and campus duty -Custodians have to open school buildings, classrooms when teachers are absent, etc.

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Then fix those problems. Go to the schools and recruit these people.

Or they could just sit on their arse and say nope nothing we can do. The janitors have to go too early, all 8 cafeteria workers need to be there before and after school, we need all 50 teachers for after and before school duty, etc.

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Cafeteria workers have to be there much earlier to prepare breakfast. -Coaches have to coach after school -Teachers have to be on morning and afternoon bus and campus duty -Custodians have to open school buildings, classrooms when teachers are absent, etc.

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Everything you’re saying would be specific to the specific school. So just like the students, some schools are earlier start and finish and others are later start/finish.