Bus drivers are unsung heroes across the Valley, ensuring student safety daily. Since the pandemic, Arizona has seen a significant decrease in the number of school bus drivers, with many leaving for other opportunities. The Tolleson Union High School District has reduced its driver count by 40 and is holding a hiring event to combat the shortage.
Bus drivers are unsung heroes across the Valley, getting students to school and back safely every day. Since the pandemic, there are fewer and fewer of them.'Pre-COVID, there were 8,400 school bus drivers in the state of Arizona ,' Bert Herzog, the Transportation Director of the Tolleson Union High School District , said. 'Since that happened...we've got less than half of that in the state of Arizona .
The district has not yet had to shorten or change routes but has had to back-fill temporary shortages with employees who have their commercial driver's license . To combat the shortage, the district is holding a bus driver hiring event on Thursday, December 5. They will have on-site interviews at their district offices at 9801 West Van Buren St. from 8 a.m. to noon.“Tolleson wants to hire the people that are going to make a difference in these kids' lives,' Herzog said.
School Bus Drivers Shortage Arizona Tolleson Union High School District Pandemic Hiring Event
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