Governor Blanco "commandeered" school buses on Friday and the schools were closed in at least three parishes of Central Louisiana. There were several bus drivers who delivered their buses as ordered but refused to participate in the convoy, stating "They don't pay me enough for this." Volunteers drove those buses and the Governor waived the CDL requirement in order to operate them.
Although the students stayed home, the school employees were required to report to work because of the paperwork involved in registering the refugee children for attendance at local schools. Rapides Parish alone is taking in over 1,000 children.
The schools will re-open on Tuesday, but parents are responsible for transporting children because the buses are still being used in the rescue effort.
"Governor Blanco "commandeered" school buses on Friday
Really? Is that why we saw so many underwater?? What did she do with the ones in NO that she "commandeered"?
Sorry, I'm a woman and I support women that work hard to get ahead, but this woman appears to be to be useless. I fell badly saying that about a fellow human being and I understand it was an overwhelming situation, but it appears that she and Nagin were/are in way over their heads.