bus driver shortage

The district is still short on transportation for about 200 students as it faces a bus driver shortage. Interim Superintendent Wayne Walters walked with students to school on Wednesday. There are about 800 more walkers this year.

Earlier this month, Pittsburgh Public Schools officials blamed a nationwide bus driver shortage for its transportation challenges. In an attempt to make sure every student could get to school, the district made a last minute announcement to push back school start dates and try to hire more drivers. Other districts of a similar size say they were in the same dilemma but have been making plans to address the problem for more than a year. PPS officials said the district has been working on the issue for about four months.

The Pittsburgh Public Schools board on Wednesday approved school start-time changes to address a bus driver shortage. The district also is negotiating with its employee unions regarding a vaccine mandate.

Shortly after the sun rose on Tuesday morning, Pittsburgh Public Schools superintendent Anthony Hamlet boarded a school bus on the South Side. Hamlet rode…