The potential for a Letcher County school bus driver strike is looming.
At this week’s School Board meeting, a representative driver spoke at the public comment to say the Board needs to keep their word on a 5% raise for this coming year that they discussed last year, or the drivers may strike.
The Mountain Eagle reports the potential 5% hike is also supposed to cover school cooks, custodians, maintenance workers, bus monitors, teacher’s aides, and other staff.
But district officials say with declining enrollment, the district may not have the money.
The Board plans to discuss it again next month.