NEW YORK (PIX11) – A New York City Public Schools panel reached an agreement with school bus contractors late Wednesday night, maintaining service for 150,000 students, according to reports.
Both sides reportedly agreed to a three-year renewal, shorter than the five years contractors initially agreed to with the Adams administration over the summer. The city’s Panel for Education Policy rejected that proposal.
Chalkbeat reported that the now-approved terms also include calls for bus operators to enhance employee training, provide spokespersons at town halls, and impose fines on companies that don’t provide GPS tracking for buses.
The city pushed for such provisions after years of complaints about late and missed buses, with students even reporting heat and motion sickness. Several bus companies warned last month that they could start pulling drivers without a long-term deal.
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Emergency extensions kept buses on the road and employees working.
The new three-year renewal is retroactive to last summer, according to reports. That puts bus contracts on track for review again in 2028.
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