Bus drivers, families work together to steer clear of COVID-19

Name: Bus drivers, families work together to steer clear of COVID-19
Uploaded: 2020-10-22T21:48:00.000Z
Duration: 2 min 37 s
Description: At the bus stop, students will be asked to stand six feet apart. They will board one-by-one, allowing each other ample space, and will be required to wear a mask. Bus drivers will have them on hand for those who forget.

At the bus stop, students will be asked to stand six feet apart. They will board one-by-one, allowing each other ample space, and will be required to wear a mask. Bus drivers will have them on hand for those who forget.

Posted 10/22/2020, 9:48:00 PM

AVERAGE NUMBER HAS REACHED 2000

AND EIGHT.

WHILE THE AVERAGE HAS FALLEN

SLIGHTLY FOR THE FOURTH DAY IN A

ROW, IT REMAINS A MAJOR

CONCERN.

>>> STUDENTS WILL GET BACK ON

SCHOOL BUSES IN WAKE COUNTY ON

MONDAY COULD.

GRADES PRE-K THROUGH THIRD

GRADE ARE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.

SLOANE HEFFERNAN HAS SAFETY

PROTOCOLS FROM RALEIGH AND

REACTION FROM A BUS DRIVER WHO

SAID SHE DOESN'T FEEL SAFE

GOING BACK TO WORK.

>> Reporter: THE NEW SAFETY

MEASURES WILL TAKE EFFECT

BEFORE A STUDENT EVEN STEPS

FOOT ON THE BUS.

PARENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SCREEN

KIDS BEFORE THEY GET ONBOARD

AND THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS WILL

SELF SCREEN.

IT'S BEING DONE IN AN EFFORT TO

STEER CLEAR OF COVID.

AMBER IS NERVOUS ABOUT GETTING

BACK BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A WAKE

COUNTY SCHOOL BUS.

WHAT ARE YOU NERVOUS ABOUT

MOST?

>> LITTLE CHILDREN NOT KEEPING

THEIR MASKS ON AND POSSIBLY

COMING SICK ON THE BUS AND

PARENTS WANTING THEM TO GO TO

SCHOOL AND NOT KEEP THEM HOME.

>> Reporter: SHE GOT THE BUS

READY TO HIT THE ROAD AND

ADMINISTRATORS HELD A PRESS

CONFERENCE TO OUTLINE THE NEW

SCHOOL BUS SAFETY MEASURES.

>> WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE

STUDENTS BACK ON THE BUSES.

>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHARES

THE NEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS.

STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO STAND

6 FEET APART AT BUS STOPS AND

THEY WILL SIT ONE TO A SEAT

WHEN POSSIBLE AND EXIT 1 SIDE

OF THE BUS AT A TIME.

BUS DRIVERS WILL SANITIZE

BETWEEN ROUTES AND MASKS WILL

BE REQUIRED.

BECK THE EXPECTATION IS FOR

DRIVERS TO COMMUNICATE TO THE

STUDENTS ON THE BUS THAT IT IS

A REQUIREMENT TO KEEP THE FACE

COVERING ON.

>> Reporter: RECRUITING BUS

DRIVERS IS A CHALLENGE, MADE

WORSE BY THE PANDEMIC.

>> WE HAVE FULL-TIME

SUBSTITUTES AND OTHER TEAMS TO

ASSIST.

WE FULLY EXPECT TO HAVE A BUS

DRIVER STARTING MONDAY AND THAT

IS OUR GOAL.

>> Reporter: REGARDLESS OF THE

RISKS, SHE IS ALONG FOR THE

RIDE.

>> I HAVE A FAMILY TO TAKE CARE

OF.

I HAVE TO COME TO WORK OR I

DON'T GET PAID.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY

THERE WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF 23

STUDENTS ON EACH 72 SEAT BUS

AND THE SEAT BEHIND THE BUS

DRIVER WILL BE LEFT EMPTY.

ALL PARENTS MUST FILL OUT AN

ONLINE FORM ON THE SCHOOL

SYSTEM'S WEBSITE TO LET THEM

KNOW THEY WILL ABIDE BY ALL OF

THE SAFETY RULES BEFORE SCHOOL

STARTS ON MONDAY.