Alejandra Pulido-Guzman

Lethbridge Herald

With students out of school during the teachers strike, school buses are not operational and therefore their drivers are also waiting for the strike to end.

Leslie Cross, president of Pacific Western Transportation student line of business, the corporate group that owns Southland Transportation here in Lethbridge, said they are keeping their drivers as engaged as possible while they wait to resume their daily routes.

“We have them prepared to go on the road every morning,” said Cross. “They are coming in and completing the circle check on their vehicle, which is required by law each day before a bus goes on the road.”

He said drivers are also making sure their buses are fueled and cleaned and they have been busy doing paperwork.

“We do route

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