Flossmoor School District 161 will pay 20% more for bus transportation in the 2022-23 academic year, after the board approved a contract with Kickert School Bus Lines at its meeting on Monday, May 9. In its contract renewal, the district agreed to pay $152,000 more, for a total of about[Read More…]
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D161 facing bus driver shortage for summer school, possibly the same this fall
Flossmoor School District 161 may have to get creative in how it transports students to school this fall, with a shortage of bus drivers poised to disrupt a return to normal routes.
Bus route changes spark criticism to District 161 board
As the school year opened in Flossmoor School District 161, parents came forward with complaints about bus service. At Monday’s committee of the whole meeting, school board members heard from three parents who were critical of bus service during the first week of school. Most of the attention was on[Read More…]