GRAND FORKS (KFGO) – Grand Forks Public Schools and the city of Grand Forks are collaborating on a temporary fix to solve the shortage of bus drivers.
City Area Transit (CAT) buses will be available to help students get to school, along with the school district’s regular provider, Dietrich Bus Service. Beginning Thursday, CAT buses will serve four schools, including Central High School while Dietrich buses will cover six others.
On Monday, parents were told that the lack of drivers could mean some students would have to find their own way to school. Around 950 students requested transportation through online registration.
School officials say all City Area Transit drivers have had the same background checks as school bus drivers.
There will be no cost to families for using “CAT” or Dietrich buses. The school system is working on a process to reimburse families that purchased Dietrich bus tickets.
