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CPS [Chicago Public Schools] talking to Lyft, Uber after bus drivers quit over vaccine mandate
Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 8/30/2021 | Nader Issa

Posted on 08/30/2021 6:10:25 PM PDT by simpson96

As thousands of Chicago Public Schools families scrambled to find transportation to the first day of school Monday because of a mass bus driver resignation that officials attributed to anger over a vaccine mandate, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said her administration is in talks with rideshare companies to take children to their schools.

The move would be highly unusual and could cause yet another set of dilemmas to sort through as parents figure out how to get their kids to classes.

About 2,100 students, including 990 in special education, were given no more than two days’ notice that their bus route no longer existed. District officials said they received word Friday from the private companies with which they contract for bus services that 73 drivers had resigned because they refused to abide by CPS’ vaccine mandate, which requires all employees and contractors to get shots by Oct. 15. The requirement was announced more than two weeks ago.(snip)

Though the district received late notice about the 73 drivers resigning, CPS already knew there was an overall shortage of more than 400 drivers. CPS had adjusted to set up routes for the approximately 14,500 students who use school buses, but the existing shortage meant the district was headed into the school year operating on thin ice if a situation arose like the resignations last week. The district now has 770 drivers — about 500 fewer than what’s needed, officials said.

CPS is offering families $1,000 upfront and $500 monthly for a travel reimbursement until the problems are fixed.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.suntimes.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education
KEYWORDS: arth; beatlejuice; beetlejuice; bus; chicago; education; groot; vaccine
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1 posted on 08/30/2021 6:10:25 PM PDT by simpson96
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Will they be required to be vaccinated?


2 posted on 08/30/2021 6:11:11 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood (https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3804407/posts?q=1&;pag, and that)
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To: simpson96

What about the insurance liability?


3 posted on 08/30/2021 6:12:57 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood (https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3804407/posts?q=1&;pag, and that)
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To: simpson96

People are going Galt.


4 posted on 08/30/2021 6:13:47 PM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: simpson96

Typical of a liberal/socialist...throw money at the problem. Hey Litehead, how’s things going in South Chicago? Fixed that war zone yet?


5 posted on 08/30/2021 6:15:20 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021. )
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To: simpson96

Fascists are imploding. Such POS woke aholes.


6 posted on 08/30/2021 6:16:34 PM PDT by gathersnomoss (LIVE FREE)
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To: simpson96

What would it take to get all the Parents to rally around Not Having ANYONE that has Taken the Experimental Drug schooling thier children.


7 posted on 08/30/2021 6:19:15 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: simpson96

Public education will become obsolete within 5 years.


8 posted on 08/30/2021 6:25:14 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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How many kids are going to disappear? Lyft and Uber is a perfectly safe environment for kids right?


9 posted on 08/30/2021 6:25:53 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: simpson96
Was Mare Groot dropped on her head as a little chilluns?

What kind of IDIOCY is this?

God know who these Uber and Lyft drivers are.

10 posted on 08/30/2021 6:28:07 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: simpson96

So many problems with this, are the drivers vaccinated, are the drivers vetted to be transporting kids, etc.


11 posted on 08/30/2021 6:34:47 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Respect America, Embrace America, Buy American, Hire American.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

From your lips to God s ears.


12 posted on 08/30/2021 6:35:08 PM PDT by Jean2
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To: joma89

Atlas Shrugs


13 posted on 08/30/2021 6:35:45 PM PDT by buffyt (Biden is Clueless! He's going to get us all killed. He is in way over his head. )
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I hope so!


14 posted on 08/30/2021 6:37:28 PM PDT by buffyt (Biden is Clueless! He's going to get us all killed. He is in way over his head. )
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To: kiryandil

They are non union I believe. I am sure the Chicago Public School bus drives belonged to a union!


15 posted on 08/30/2021 6:42:05 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: Maine Mariner

oooooo Scabs!!!!


16 posted on 08/30/2021 6:49:24 PM PDT by xp38
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To: simpson96

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said her administration is in talks with rideshare companies to take children to their schools.

As a kid, my parents warned me to never get in a car with a stranger.


17 posted on 08/30/2021 6:58:35 PM PDT by Flick Lives (We may or may not have reached herd immunity, but we've definitely achieved herd stupidity.)
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To: Maine Mariner

Oh, man!!


18 posted on 08/30/2021 6:59:08 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Openurmind

>>How many kids are going to disappear?

“And Uber and Lyft have rules prohibiting anyone under 18 from riding without an adult.”


19 posted on 08/30/2021 7:07:29 PM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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To: Openurmind

The Lyft and Uber drivers will be vaccinated, so the mayor won’t care if a few kids get kidnapped and a few more get molested.

You gotta break a few eggs to make an omelette!


20 posted on 08/30/2021 7:07:35 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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