<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=08HpC9_1GqUqou800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=08HpC9_1GqUqou800" width="1200" height="600" >CINCINNATI (WXIX) - In an attempt to ensure bus routes stay on time, a Tri-State school district is asking for help finding bus drivers.Forest Hills School District said it is short six bus drivers. And while that number may seem low, even being one driver down can negatively impact routes in the district.“This is all about being staffed the way we need to be,” Forest Hills Transportation Coordinator Richard Porter said.It’s an issue many school districts have faced.“We have 56 daily routes, and we are currently short six drivers for those routes,” Porter said.“We start every day short, and it really puts a stress on the department,” he said.As Porter explains, being down even one driver can be taxing on an entire district. This year, he’s faced with six routes to fill.“We have our mechanics, office staff, and some sub drivers that are covering those vacant routes,” Porter said.Porter praised his staff for stepping in where they can to make sure no Forest Hills student is impacted, but it’s not enough.“We’ve been very fortunate that we have not had to do any double up of routes or anything like that this year. We have in the past,” he said.That’s why the search for a solution is happening Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon in a parking lot at 3652 Round Bottom Road in Newton.“If we can get people to come and get on the school bus, and drive it around a little bit and get a feel for what it’s like, they find out it’s not quite as intimidating as what they might think,” he said.He said six drivers are needed now, but he knows that by the end of the year they will need about 10 in total. All applicants need to bring is a valid driver’s license.[Watch more from FOX19 NOW]See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? Please click here to report it.Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send it to us here with a brief description.</div></body>

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CINCINNATI (WXIX) - In an attempt to ensure bus routes stay on time, a Tri-State school district is asking for help finding bus drivers. Forest Hills School District said it is short six bus drivers. And while that number may seem low, even being one driver down can negatively impact routes in the district.

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CINCINNATI (WXIX) - In an attempt to ensure bus routes stay on time, a Tri-State school district is asking for help finding bus drivers. Forest Hills Schoo

Tri-State school district hosts event to fill bus driver shortage

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