Va. school district fires 5 veteran bus drivers for ‘obstructing operations’

RICHMOND, Va. ( WRIC ) — Five now-former Richmond Public Schools (RPS) bus drivers said they were terminated on April 25 after they advocated for overtime pay outside of City Hall on April 8.

“We’ve been depressed, we can’t eat, we can’t sleep,” the five drivers told NewsNation affiliate WRIC.

An RPS email from Superintendent Jason Kamras obtained by 8News reads, in part:…

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