ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Dozens of school bus routes were canceled last week in the Mat-Su Borough School District due to a shortage of drivers.
According to the district, some of its routes were canceled on Thursday and Friday last week due to a staffing shortage with Durham School Services, its bus contractor. The district has been in contract with Durham School Services since 2022, when it was awarded a nearly $200 million contract.
“The cancellations resulted from driver absences without a sufficient standby driver workforce to cover,” district spokesperson John Notestine said. “Fortunately, we have drivers returning to employment over the next couple of weeks and new drivers completing training.”…