![]() Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot backs the school district's decision. The reason - according to district officials, these drivers didn't want to get vaccinated, and the district was mandating it. That's because in just one day, 70 bus drivers quit. KARP: Chicago public school officials apologized for the cancellation, but say they were forced to do it for 2,100 students. And I'm just standing here trying to figure out what the next step would be. In the afternoon, it takes her three hours to pick them both up and get home.įOXWELL: So no, this is not workable for me. One of Foxwell's children is disabled, and the other travels to a gifted program. ![]() Chicago Public Schools only provides bus service to about 15,000 students with special needs or those who are enrolled in a gifted or magnet program. KARP: Foxwell is a single working mother with two sons, both of whom are supposed to be able to take the bus. Instead, the district was canceling bus service altogether for both her kids.ĬHELSEA FOXWELL: I guess I didn't really process the word cancellation and the kind of finality of that. She figured that maybe it was reminding her that school started the next day or that one of her son's bus routes would be altered. SARAH KARP, BYLINE: Chelsea Foxwell was eating dinner with a friend on Sunday evening when she saw a message from the school district. ![]() Sarah Karp of member station WBEZ has more. The district responded by canceling bus service altogether, even though it's legally mandated to provide it for some students. Just days before Chicago Public Schools' first day, scores of bus drivers abruptly quit. Across the country, school districts are desperate for bus drivers. ![]()
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