21 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School buses affected for several days due to sick drivers, shortage
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is warning families and staff to look for alternate transportation on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday due to a driver shortage.
According to CHCCS, 25 out of 42 drivers will be out for multiple days due to several members of the transportation team testing positive for COVID. CHCCS said the drivers will remain home until they are able to return to work.
The school system said in the mornings 21 buses will be uncovered including:
- Bus 7
- Bus19,
- Bus 20
- Bus 22
- Bus 40
- Bus 65
- Bus 67
- Bus 69
- Bus 76
- Bus 114
- Bus 116
- Bus 128
- EC bus 130
- Bus 131
- Bus 132
- EC bus 143
- Bus 144
- Bus 66
- Bus 71
- Bus 81
- Bus 247
CHCCS is asking families to make alternate arrangements for transportation or contact the transportation office at (919) 942-5045 beginning Monday at 6:30 a.m. to arrange pick up for students after 9 a.m. Students will not be considered "tardy" as a result of this.
ABC11 spoke with one parent who had to pick her son up from the bus stop this morning.
"I think definitely over the winter months more so maybe I don't know if it's because of illness or what but there's been more bus drivers out to take them to school," said Leigh Anne King.
The district says it's reaching out to neighboring school districts who are off for today's holiday and Chapel Hill transit for help filling these routes.
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