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Originally Posted by dw1

...many school districts contract their school transportation to companies in an effort to save money....they have minimal standards for drivers, minimal training, and pay close to minimum wage.

Back in the '70s, I was a school bus driver for a while and this was the case in the district where I worked. I was only in my early 20s at the time and was hired on the spot without even a single question being asked...just filled out an application and that was it. Drivers needed to have a physical before actually getting behind the wheel, but it was a total joke. The charter company had a deal with a local "Dr. Feelgood" to just rubber stamp the paperwork. The "physical" consisted of talking sports with the doc for a few minutes before being sent on my way with an OK to be a school bus driver. For "training", I just drove the bus around town for a half hour with a couple of the old timers sitting in the back shooting the chit for the whole time. As long as I didn't hit anything, I was good to go.
Hopefully, that district's requirements are more strict now than they were back then.