Moms in Wisconsin are stepping into the driver’s seat to help with ongoing shortage of school bus drivers in the state.
Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work previously appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Dallas Morning News, Eater and other publications.Many school districts have carefully organized bus schedules to get kids of all ages to their elementary, middle and high schools on time.Moms in Wisconsin are stepping into the driver’s seat — literally — to combat the shortage of school bus drivers..
“So she sits in her car seat just like she would in my car, and she usually falls asleep so it's a nap,” Reichert told the outlet. And Reichert is just one of several local moms — affectionately known around Kobussen as the "mom army” — who are becoming bus drivers. Following the pandemic and an ongoing driver shortage, WTMJ-TV reported that Wisconsin cities and towns have been forced to find ways to lure prospective employees.
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