Over 140 School Bus Routes Cancelled in Seattle Due to Vaccine Mandates
Over 140 school bus routes are being cancelled in Seattle on Monday due to a driver shortage caused by vaccine mandates.
The routes are suspended indefinitely and will impact roughly 7,000 students.
Washington’s Democrat Governor Jay Inslee has mandated vaccines for all state workers and contractors — which includes bus drivers. Over 100 drivers are expected to be fired on Monday for not complying.
“Due to the district’s bus shortage, Greenwood’s general education bus route will no longer be in service starting Monday, October 18th. We understand the major impact this has on our school community. We faced this issue last spring when we reopened, and our families were resilient and found ways to support safe walking routes to school each day,” Greenwood Elementary School’s principal wrote in an email to parents obtained by local station KIRO.
