Emotional tears and pleas from bus drivers persuaded Kuna School District trustees to unanimously approve keeping transportation duties in-house rather than seeking an outside contractor.
Nearly 40 bus drivers, dispatchers and bus aides filled every open seat at Tuesday’s board meeting. Tense expressions and furrowed brows watched trustees as they discussed the process to find a busing contractor in an effort to cut costs.
“I lose my job, I lose my benefits, I lose my PERSI, we lose everything,” bus driver Guadalupe Ballesteros told Idaho Education News.
Two transportation employees argued their case before the board during the public comment period…