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oct19 2021 6,700 Seattle students now without school bus service thanks to COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Starting this week, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) are suspending more than 100 bus routes due to a shortage of bus drivers that is largely caused by the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Roughly 142 of the 600 bus routes in the district will be suspended in a move that will impact nearly 7,000 students.
Under the vaccine mandate instituted by Governor Jay Inslee, all school district employees must be vaccinated or they face losing their jobs, and this includes third-party contractors like First Student, the vendor that provides bus service to the district’s students.
First Student had already been experiencing a shortage of drivers, and the mandate has pushed them into an untenable situation. The district has stated that the impacted routes are suspended indefinitely until more drivers can be hired.
The district has said that students whose right to school transport is protected by law can expect to continue receiving bus service. This includes those experiencing homelessness, foster students, students who receive special education services that include transportation, students attending schools at interim sites, students with a 504 plan that includes transportation, and schools serving historically underserved students.
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