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Gainesville schools look to recruit, retain bus drivers with financial incentives
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Fair Street International Academy students gather for the bus Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at the end of the school day. - photo by Scott Rogers
The Gainesville City School System will implement an incentive program to recruit and retain quality bus drivers for its fleet after the board of education unanimously approved a proposal earlier this week. Superintendent Jeremy Williams said Gainesville faces the same challenges that school districts across the nation are experiencing when it comes to finding safe, reliable bus drivers.