<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0YhzMv_1GpR7jK500" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0YhzMv_1GpR7jK500" width="1200" height="600" ><p>LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Laurens County School District 55 said it is switching to eLearning on Monday due to ongoing bus issues.</p><p>On Friday morning, the district said several buses were running close to an hour behind schedule due to drivers calling out sick. </p><p>According to a memo that was shared with district families, the delays affected the Gray Court and Waterloo areas. </p><p>Parents of bus riders are encouraged to either bring their children to school themselves or keep their children at home, with the absence excused for regular bus riders only. Officials said that they are working to ensure that bus riders will be in compliance with missing seat time.</p><p>One mother said in response, “You expect us to walk them in, sign them in, and give us a lecture. Ask why they’re not there. But you don’t have them to school on time. How fair is that?”</p><p>Another parent said, “Even if I drove, I wouldn’t be able to bring them to school and pick them up. We wouldn’t be able to afford the gas.”</p><p>The district said that the following buses have been delayed: 1-4, 14, 16, 17, 19, 22, 28, 40, 46-49, 56, and 57.</p><p>The district also had 45-minute bus delays on Oct. 22 and Oct. 21, which affected multiple routes.</p><p>The district shared that earlier this year, a policy prohibiting full-time employees from having dual employment led to driver shortages. Last year, the district paid $160,998 in overtime for just 13 dual employees.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLaurens55%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02puqptRZHZmchbfXckDuBUyv7DPmsMZtpUFXmDdnXdYL9hcKkiLsYa716cN1UPfzKl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" style="width:100%; height:100%; position:relative; border:none; overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></div><p>Stay with FOX Carolina as we work to learn more.</p><p><i>Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with FOX Carolina. For more free content like this,</i> <i>download our apps</i><i>.</i></p></div></body>

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LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Laurens County School District 55 said it is switching to eLearning on Monday due to ongoing bus issues. On Friday morning, the district said several buses were running close to an hour behind schedule due to drivers calling out sick. According to a memo...

Laurens Co. District 55 switches to eLearning Monday due to ongoing bus issues

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LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Laurens County School District 55 said it is switching to eLearning on Monday due to ongoing bus issues. On Friday mo

Laurens Co. District 55 switches to eLearning Monday due to ongoing bus issues

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