Livonia Schools cancel bus routes due to driver shortages [Video]

LIVONIA, Mich. (FOX 2) – Livonia Public Schools has joined a growing list of school districts across the country facing a shortage of school bus drivers.

“It’s just frustrating because they left the parents know by email last night,” said parent Lynda Rivera.

The district said that “every effort” has been made to staff all bus routes even utilizing certified drivers from other departments in the district – but it wasn’t enough.

Rivera will now be dealing with picking up her three children from three different schools in the district.

“Luckily I’m able to work from home so I can do that,” she said.

District officials say that numerous bus routes including all grade levels for both morning and afternoon, are impacted by the cancelations:

Bus A, B, C, D, and E at Stevenson, Holmes, Riley, Hoover and Coolidge starting Friday, Sept. 20th and all next week, Sept. 23rd through the 27th.

And also Bus …