Massachusetts governor deploys state's national guard to assist with bus driver shortage.
Dozens of Massachusetts National Guard members will begin training Tuesday in four cities to alleviate the state’s bus driver shortage, Gov. Charlie Baker announced this week.the governor announced in a statement Monday“These Guard personnel will be available to serve as drivers of school transport vans known as 7D vehicles to address staffing shortages in certain districts,” the statement said.
Baker also offered Guard members to Boston, but city officials said they didn’t want them right away. Drivers must have a special certificate, and Monday's announcement noted that members of the Guard working on this mission"will meet all statutory requirements for 7D drivers."
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