DeKalb Schools: Bus company could be close to strike

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Administrators with DeKalb Schools are working on contingency transportation plans in case drivers with the busing company the district uses vote to strike today.

The district contracts with First Student to provide busing services for its students, district spokesman Russ Fletcher said late Wednesday night. But the union that represents the drivers has been negotiating for a while with the company, and may vote to strike if talks today are not successful, he said.

Drivers will pick students up Thursday morning and should be in service all day today, Fletcher said.

The district is working in a number of ways to provide replacement service, he said. That would be done by utilizing other bus companies, but he said that some families may have to consider the possibility of carpooling until the district could find a more permanent solution.

Late Wednesday, the district posted on its Web site a statement that it was monitoring negotiations and would continue to update that site, www.dist428.org, as it learns more. Parents also will be notified through the district's parent phone notification system.

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