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Recruitment and retention problems have caused a shortage of bus drivers at two school districts in Georgia and one in South Carolina, The Augusta Chronicle reports.
Richmond County School System in Augusta, Ga., is in need of approximately 20 more bus drivers. The district currently has 150 drivers, but, on average, 20 drivers call in sick or are absent each day, meaning the department is forced to double or triple routes.
Aiken (S.C.) County Public School District is having trouble finding qualified applicants to fill 18 bus driver positions. Columbia County School System in Evans, Ga., is plagued by absenteeism and needs about seven more drivers.
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