LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is still short about half the certified TARC drivers needed to restore bus routes to some magnet and traditional students.
The district had a goal to restore routes to some students by the time they got back from fall break.
But that break is next week, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4.
On Monday, Superintendent Marty Pollio told WHAS11 31 TARC drivers have received their certifications.
Their target number was 60 drivers so they could restore the routes.
Pollio said under the current transportation plan, they've reduced the amount of missed instruction time for students.
"We cannot have successful outcomes for kids if kids are missing minutes of school, it's as simple as that," he said. "We had half the bus drivers. So until we get to 60 TARC drivers, that have passed the 'S' endorsement, we won't be able to add back routes because of our commitment to getting kids to school on time and getting them home efficiently. That's working right now and I'm not going to do anything that would negatively impact that."
The JCPS board would have to approve any proposal to restore bus routes.
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