Palm Beach County bus drivers concerned about reopening of brick-and-mortar schools

Palm Beach County bus drivers concerned about reopening of brick-and-mortar schools.

PARENTS ARE BUT ALREADY BUSDRIVERS ARE RAISING SAFETYCONCERNS.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5MICHELLE QUESADA EXPLAINS WHYSOME DRIVERS FEEL THEY AREBEING LEFT BEHIND&THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT WANTS BUS DRIVERS TOSANITIZE THEIR BUSES INBETWEEN ROUTESDRIVERS ARE SAYING ITPOSSIBLE..

MANY SAY THEY HAVECONCERNS ABOUT THEIR SAFETYAND THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENTSWHO WILL RIDE THE BUS.

SOMEPALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL BUSDRIVERS FEEL LIKE THEYGOING INTO THE SCHOOL YEARBLIND& 2:06 IF OUR BUSES ARENOT SAFE IT DOESNSAFE THESE SCHOOLS ARECONCERNS CAME TO LIGHT DURINGWEDNESDAYMEETING& 59:42 WE CAME BACK TOWORK AND THE BUSES WERE DIRTYTHEY HAD DEAD ANIMALS ON THEM- FOUR BUS DRIVERS WHO DID NOTWANT TO REVEAL THEIRIDENTITIES ALSO SAY THEIRBUSES WERE NOT CLEAN WHEN THEYRETURNED TO WORK FOR A MOCKROUTE RUN LAST WEEK 3:01 MYBUS ALSO HAD FECES AND URINEON IT ONE PROVIDED THESEON IHEONE PROVIDED THESEPHOTOSON IHE SE PROVIDED THESEON IHE SAYPROVIDED THESEON IHE SAYSOVIDED THESEON IHE SAYS OFIDED THESEON IHE SAYS OF AED THESEON IHE SAYS OF ANITHESEON IHE SAYS OF ANIMAHESEON IHE SAYS OF ANIMALESEURINE AND FECES ON THE BUSSEATS& THE SCHOOL DISTRICTSAYS ALL OF THE BUSES WERESANITIZED PRIOR TO THE MOCKRUN WITH EQUIPMENT SHOWN INVIDEOS PROVIDED BY THEDISTRICT... CHIEF OPERATINGOFFICER WANDA PAUL ADMITTEDONE OF THE BUS DEPOTS HAS ARACCOON PROBLEM.

BUT DRIVERSALSO HAVE OTHER MAJOR CONCERNS- 1:25 WE ARE THE FIRST ONESTHE KIDS MEET IN THE MORNINGSAND WHEN THEY GET ON THE BUSWE DONFEVER WE CANT KEEP ANY 6 FEETON OUR SCHOOL BUSES ITS ACLOSED ENVIRONMENT DOUBTS OVERBEING ABLE TO MAINTAINDISTANCING ON THE RIDES AREAMPLIFIED FOR DRIVERS WITHYOUNG CHILDREN AND E- S-ESTUDENTS ON BOARD.

6:48 YOUCANT CONTROL THEM RIGHT NOWTHE DISTRICT DOES NOT KNOW HOWMANY STUDENTS WILL BE RIDINGTHE BUSDURING WEDNESDAYS MEETING THATIF NOT ALL BUS DRIVERS WERENEEDED - SOME COULD BE MOVEDTO PROVIDE EXTRA HELP ON OTHERBUSES.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICTSAYS BUS DRIVERS WILL RECEIVECLEANING SUPPLIES ANDTRAINING& AND WILL BE REQUIREDTO CLEAN THE BUSES IN BETWEENROUTES.

I THINK THEY NEED TOGIVE US SIMILAR GEAR THAT THENURSES IN HOSPITALS ARE USINGFOR US TO FEEL SAFE BECAUSE WECAN EASILY LOAD 60-70 KIDS ONTHE BUS IF YOUDRIVER MICHELLE QUESADA WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5.