Behind the Wheel of the Bus ; New Drivers Prepare for School Year

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL › July 20, 2005

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BLOOMINGTON -- Summer might be a quiet time for classrooms, but the season runs in high gear for those who drive buses and the people who train them.

Central Illinois seems to be dodging the perennial shortage of school bus drivers, local officials say, but they expect a greater need in late winter and early spring when more people are needed to cover absences and extracurricular trips.

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Behind the Wheel of the Bus ; New Drivers Prepare for School Year

"We're not experiencing it (driver shortage) as much as three or four years ago," said Jason Sherman, contract manager for First Student Inc., Bloomington. The company has held the bus contract for...

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