JCPS cancels bus routes due to drivers’ strike: times, dates and people affected
Due to a drivers’ strike, the Jefferson School District in Louisville, Kentucky canceled almost 100 bus routes. A total of 143 drivers had called in absent.
The start of the week was filled with chaos for students at Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) in Louisville, Kentucky, due to the cancellation of almost a hundred school bus routes.
The cancellation of routes is the result of a strike by bus drivers, who are speaking out against long work hours, as well as the lack of discipline among students.
On Friday, November 3, 87 drivers called in sick for work, while in the early hours of Monday, the number went up, with a total of 143 drivers announcing they would not be coming to work. This forced the Jefferson School District to cancel the routes.
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Affected routes
According to a statement issued by the school district, the following routes were affected:
- Burks 2115
- Burks 2026
- Burks 1718
- Burks 1247
- Burks 1515
- Burks 1310
- SNE 2009
- SNE 1810
- SNE 1503
- Hoke 1607
- Hoke 1930
- Hoke 2032
- SNW 918
- SNW 922
- SNW 1111
- SNW 1113
- SNW 1504
- SNW 1505
- SNW 1101
- SNW 1704
- SNW 1419
- SNW 1401
- SNW 1301
- Hoke 1728
- Hoke 1522
- Hoke 1836
- J-Town 1855
- J-Town 1765
- J-Town 1261
- J-Town 2040
- J-Town 1854
- J-Town 1939
- J-Town 1262
- J-Town 1264
- J-Town 1853
- J-Town 1941
- J-Town 1531
- J-Town 2042
- J-Town 1764
- J-Town 1309
- J-Town 1530
- J-Town 2044
- J-Town 2039
- J-Town 1258
- Jacob 2075
- Blankenbaker 1051
- Blankenbaker 1812
- Blankenbaker 1708
- Blankenbaker 2080
- Detrick 2070
- Blue Lick 1340
- Blue Lick 1921
- Blue Lick 2021
- Blue Lick 2022
- Wilhoit 1191
- Wilhoit 1957
- Detrick 1436
- Detrick 1830
- Blue Lick 1328
- Burks 1826
- Detrick 1969
- Burks 1176
- Detrick 1832
- Blue Lick 2101
- Burks 2025
- Burks 2023
- Nichols 1079
- Nichols 1964
- Jacob 2036
- 1180 Lees Lane
- 1753 Lees Lane
- 1754 Lees Lane
- Jacob 1742
- 1614 Lees Lane
- Jacob 1603
- Moore 1187
- Moore 1177
- Moore 1271
- Moore 1950
- Moore 1280
- Moore 1189
- Moore 2053
- Moore 2052
- Hoke 1728
- Hoke 1927
- Hoke 1929
- Hoke 1608
- Hoke 1439
- Hoke 1182
- Hoke 1834
- Hoke 2205
- Hoke 1929
- Blue Lick 2018
- 1617 Lees Lane
- 1747 Lees Lane
- Detrick 1339
- Blankenbaker 1283
- Blankenbaker 1238
- Blankenbaker 1163
- Blankenbaker 1172
- Blankenbaker 2016
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How long will the JCPS strike last?
Carolyn Callahan, spokesperson for the district, stated that the cancellation of the routes will last all day Monday, so it is likely that parents would have to provide transportation service to their children once classes are over.
“This affects the entire day. These cancellations are spread throughout the district. This is the first time we have had to cancel bus routes. Normally we delay them, but we couldn’t absorb all of this... There will also be cancellations on the way home from school,” said Callahan.
Classes will be suspended in the state on Tuesday, November 7, as elections will be held for governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky.
Because the cancellation of routes depends on the drivers who report to work during the day, parents and students are advised to stay up to date with the announcements on Wednesday, in case the route stoppage is extended.