McKeesport Area coming up with alternative solutions for charter school bus driver shortage

By JEFF STITT
jstitt@yourmvi.com
McKeesport Area School District continues to deal with a bus driver shortage that is impacting charter school students who live within its boundaries.
But the school board on Wednesday approved creative approaches to get kids to school.
With all members present, the board unanimously approved updating the bus driver list with newly certified and approved drivers, a “parent transportation reimbursement contract” and to contract a secondary transportation provider — which doesn’t use traditional school buses.

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