![]() ![]() Charlie Baker activated the National Guard to assist with driver shortages. Activated Guard members will available to drive school transport vans known as 7D vehicles, which ae typically vans like a Ford Transit, to help with staffing shortages in certain districts. Students walk to board a school bus in Manhattans East Village on Januin New York City. CDL licenses are required for anyone to operate any type of commercial vehicles, including school buses. On January 5, the first day back to school following the holiday break, the countys public school system canceled 90 of its 1,228 bus routes after drivers called out, according to WUSA. 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. As anecdotes pile up, wide-ranging data on. Baker also said the Guard has people who drive trucks and have commercial driver's licenses so it was the best place to get help. Massachusetts officials called in the National Guard to shuttle students after bus driver shortages threatened to upend the start of the school year. It wasn't going to be a vehicle issue, but an issue with CDLs, that's when we started talking to the Guard." In an effort to overcome the problem, the gover. Baker said its the best way to fix the issue, "We've had conversations with colleagues in municipal governments about the issue with drivers. Louis region and around the country, bus driver shortages are impacting many school districts. Some are wondering if this move is a bit extreme, but Gov. Dec 29, 2021, 4:42 AM National Guard member Vegerano drives a school bus around the base with a safety trainer in Reading, MA on Sept. Baker said, "We asked a bunch of communities if they'd be interested in having Guard people drive vehicles for them, especially the smaller buses, and a bunch of communities said if you can figure out the legal issues and the paperwork and all the rest, that would be great." ![]() Why did Massachusetts turn to the National Guard? Gov. ![]() The order starts with training on Tuesday (9/14) and 90 guard members will start service in four of the bigger counties in the commonwealth. According to WCVB 5, Massachusetts Governor, Charlie Baker announced on Monday that he is activating the National Guard to help cities and towns across the commonwealth with the school transportation issues that many are facing.Īctivating the National Guard in Massachusetts, will make up to 250 personnel available to local communities to help with school transportation for the 2021-2022 school year. ![]()
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