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DESCRIPTION:SFUSD is considering contract choices that will undermine student safety. 
 Bus Drivers, labor unions and community supporters will be holding a press 
 conference and rally to ask SFUSD to put our students’ safety first. 
 \n\nThe most recent proposal from SFUSD splits transportation work into 
 three scopes of work that can be bid on separately. One scope of work is a 
 new category of 10 non-buses with uncertified drivers, while leaving itself 
 an open door to expand this work without limit. \n\nSchool bus drivers are 
 held to the highest standards of any commercial license in the state of 
 California. They undergo hours of training, background checks, medical 
 exams and drug screening, and California Highway Patrol certification 
 before they start. All these tests must be regularly repeated to continue 
 driving. \n\nSchool buses are the most regulated vehicles on the road and 
 are designed to protect the children inside. Steel reinforced sides, 
 rollover protections, anchored seats and the red-light system all 
 prioritize safety. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety 
 Administration, students are 70 times more likely to get to school safely 
 when riding in a school bus than in a car.\n\nUsing uncertified drivers in 
 vans compromises the safety of the students we transport. We want the 
 safest vehicles and the highest trained drivers for our students. Join us 
 at the rally, press conference and SFUSD school board meeting to demand the 
 best for our kids.\n\nRally at 5:00pm, press conference at 5:30pm.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/26/18827629.php
SUMMARY:Don’t let SFUSD bargain away our children’s safety! - SMART 1741 Rally & Press Conference
LOCATION:SFUSD School Board Meeting, 555 Franklin St. SF CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/26/18827629.php
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