@david_schuman: Gaston County Schools officials didn’t immediately respond to our request for an interview. Btw - a mother in the district is offering rides to any impacted kids who need one! #gastonianc #northcarolina #gastoncounty
Have we tried paying the bus drivers livable wages?
2026-11-05 16:21:52
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uh-lex-us :
pay more. no reason we lost THREE drivers to Charlotte because they’re paying $24 an hour!
2026-11-05 17:21:38
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Mohawk and The Flame™️ :
Maybe pay more?
2026-11-05 10:34:54
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MGWatson🇺🇸 :
Pay more and have tougher punishments for kids who act out on the bus!
2026-11-05 14:11:36
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.brandi.81 :
if I have car trouble and can’t take mine for a couple of days, I’m told to sign them up for a bus or face having their unexcused absent reported so what do they expect parents to do?
2026-11-05 11:13:41
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Mariella Russo :
Mind you Gaston co lost millions of dollars in state funding for schools because they raised their assessed values on homes so high
2026-11-05 17:55:49
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christinajames377 :
Who’s gonna apply at $17/hr for 30 hrs a week. Cheap out and no one wants it
2026-11-05 14:41:00
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Susan Roberts :
Some suggestions: add another adult on the bus because nobody wants to drive a bus AND be responsible for the craziness in the back. Seat belts for safety and to keep students in their seats. And, maybe talk to the drivers and ask what would entice others to drive.
2026-11-05 03:16:44
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SouthCarolinaGirl :
You could never pay enough to put up with these kids today.
2026-11-05 17:23:13
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Nichelle Nicole :
50% of Gaston county didn't vote......
2026-11-05 13:15:21
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Letters in bloom :
Let me uber part time until yall pay them more
2026-11-05 14:04:00
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jiong85 :
There’s no bus driver shortage… they let the bus drivers go because they don’t have the funds to pay for thousands of dollars in diesel fuel.
2026-11-05 17:35:43
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Callie Bannister838 :
people really need to look at the entire picture would you want to be responsible for kids lives for low pay and some or most kids have diacplinary or health issues. It's sad all around but that's a big responsibility to take on for lower pay .My sister live up north as a school bus driver and she would never move here due to the pay of bus drivers.
2026-11-05 14:27:09
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Jasz Marie | The Auntie YN :
Too strict on rules outside the work place, what you mean I can’t have wine on my weekend
2026-11-05 12:17:22
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Delano :
federally schools cannot operste if they dont have functioning transportation or a functioning cafeteria
2026-11-05 11:15:41
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jordanbaily4 :
I applied to drive the bus and they ain’t call back I ain’t got my cdl but I’m willing to get it I wanna work for the school so I can be closer to my kids fr but I know I need them work with my full time job
2026-11-05 12:11:05
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Isabellah🤫 :
everyone saying they need to get paid more, yes, but, we have no money to even pay our teachers or print papers. we couldn't even get our report cards in paper and had to look online. every school in Gaston county has no money or funding.
2026-11-05 18:03:58
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ladyfreedom_jeepmom_4 :
My kids bus either passes him by or doesn’t show. Gaston county needs to do better
2026-11-05 11:04:32
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Weekend Golfer :
Same at our middle school
2026-11-05 10:15:26
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danasurrett8 :
What’s up with all the school bonds and massive amounts of tax dollars being taken to fund education.
2026-11-05 16:24:44
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momma turtle :
My kids were told that the busses were running 45 minutes late and then it never even showed up. Then later that day we got the message that the bus would not be running the rest of the week and that we needed to find other transportation
2026-11-05 10:50:15
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Noname :
Highland also has no transportation
2026-11-05 10:48:44
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lu❌ :
thinking about it I dont have my cdl but drove fire trucks for thirty years back in P a many firefighters up there drove buses at part time but the BCIU who ran the bus service actually trained yiu and got you a cdl especailly tbat im retired now
2026-11-05 12:19:20
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Matttrimbletattoo :
My kids are sitting on the floor and being sat on by other children.
2026-11-05 01:42:46
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