Bus drivers still needed

LIHUE — The state Department of Education reports that seven qualified school bus drivers are still needed on Kauai.

School bus routes have been consolidated to adjust to the staffing shortages and all schools are still being serviced. Driver candidates are in the licensing process and routes will be restored as they enter service.

The state says progress is being made by school bus contractors to address the shortage of commercial driver licensed drivers on Maui and Kauai qualified to operate school buses.

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The Garden Island