Moms Step Up to Fill School Bus Driver Positions Amid Worker Shortage

Wisconsin mothers are stepping up to work as school 🚌Bus drivers amid a 👷Worker shortage. 

According to local nbc26, mothers in Kaukauna are filling the gaps, including Sydney Reichert — a new mother who brings her infant daughter along while she drives.

Reichert noted, “She sits in her car seat just like she would in my car, and she usually falls asleep so it’s a nap.”

“I was ready to bring home a paycheck, but I wasn’t ready to leave her in daycare, “ she noted.

Safety manager Henrique Hilgenberg stated, “Sydney is just one of the few that we have that I call the Kobussen mom army.”

Nbc26 also reported that another member of this “mom army” brings her toddler with her to work.

Carleigh Trudeau stated, “This job gives me the opportunity to stay home with my 2-year-old, bring him to work with me, and he gets to have that social environment with all the other kiddos on the bus.”

According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the workforce has lost 1.4 million workers since the COVID-19 pandemic. 

This is due to various factors, from early retirement to Americans relocating to other areas or seeking to work for themselves. The ongoing