ST. LOUIS 鈥 A lack of bus drivers meant no transportation Monday to afterschool sports practices or games for 狐狸视频 Public Schools student athletes, district officials said.
鈥淎 significant number of Missouri Central bus drivers are absent from work today, which has impacted our ability to operate our regular transportation services for these extracurricular activities,鈥澛爎eads a letter from Toyin Akinola, director of transportation at SLPS.
Families were told to contact coaches to find out if practices or games were still on, and to make alternative arrangements for transportation.
In addition, at least 30 bus routes that bring students home from school would not be serviced Monday, according to the district鈥檚 website.
The disruption came one month after bus company Missouri Central said it was terminating its contract with SLPS at the end of the school year. A bus driver shortage has left many students stranded throughout the year. In February, drivers walked out after a mechanic said he found a noose near his workstation.
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鈥淢issouri Central鈥檚 inability to maintain enough drivers to transport the students of 狐狸视频 Public Schools has been well-documented,鈥 the district said in a statement last month.