School Bus Drivers

Half of the kids who go to Lewis Lemon Elementary School in Rockford can’t take a bus to school. Especially in the cold months of winter, many of those students don’t make it to school at all. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on a community member trying to help…

At Rockford Public Schools, 754 bus routes were cut during the 2021-22 school year.

WNIJ's Peter Medlin rode along on a school bus one morning in Rockford to hear about how the shortage is affecting drivers and students.

The DeKalb School Board approved a plan to pay parents impacted by the bus driver shortage $.56 per mile

As COVID-19 positivity rates in Rockford continue to rise, school bus drivers are dealing with their new normal. Catina Barnett is president of the school…