Cobb County Schools’ Fleet Maintenance team raises alarm over staff shortages, aging equipment

The Brief

  • Cobb County Schools’ fleet maintenance team showed up in force at Thursday night’s school board meeting to talk about staff shortages and poor equipment.
  • The Fleet Maintenance Department takes care of 1,000 buses and 450 other vehicles.
  • Employees say the problems have existed for years, and it seemed like no one would listen to them, so they took their concerns to the school board.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. Eric Carroll has worked as a mechanic for Cobb County Schools for 14 years.

What they’re saying:

“We’re trying our best to provide a safe fleet for the children,” said Carroll.

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