Wake County school bus drivers will sanitize buses

Wake County school bus drivers expressed concern over increased risk of catching coronavirus due to being asked to clean and sanitize dozens of buses.
Posted 3/18/2020, 12:29:52 PM

THAT NUMBER, ALMOST DOUBLING IN

THE LAST 24 HOURS.

>> THIS MORNING SCHOOL BUS

DRIVERS IN WAKE COUNTY ARE

HEADED BACK TO WORK.

THE DISTRICT SAYS THEY WILL BE

CLEANING BUSES.

SOME DRIVERS SAY THEY'RE

CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.

WRAL'S NIA HARDEN IS LIVE AT THE

BUS DEPOT IN RALEIGH TO TELL US

WHY.

GOOD MORNING, NIA.

>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, YEAH,

JEFF, LIKE YOU SAID, THE

OUTBREAK HAS SEVERAL DIFFERENT

DRIVERS WHO ARE REALLY RAISING

QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.

TAKE A LOOK AND SEE HOW MANY

BUSES THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO

CLEAN TODAY.

SEVERAL CONTACTED WRAL CONCERNED

THAT RETURNING TO WORK INCREASES

THEIR RISK OF BEING EXPOSED.

THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASES

IN THE COUNTY CONTINUES TO RISE.

17 CASES ARE CONFIRMED AND THAT

INCLUDES A TEACHER AT

FUQUAY-VARINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC

INSTRUCTION SAYS SCHOOL BUSES

WILL BE USED TO DELIVER MEALS

AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO

STUDENTS.

WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO WAKE

COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO SEE IF

THEY'LL BE TAKING PART IN THAT.

WE'RE STILL WAITING TO GET THAT

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