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Bus drivers honored at breakfast

October 30, 2008|Bob Flynn

Each day, more than 100 Jessamine County School buses hit the road carrying what Judge-Executive Wm. Neal Cassity called "the county's most precious commodity."

The drivers and monitors on those buses were honored by the school district with a breakfast at the bus garage Oct. 24 during its School Transportation Day as part of National Bus Transportation Week.

Cassity, a former superintendent for the district, thanked the drivers for the job they did providing safe transportation for the thousands of students each day, and also for the help they provided for county government.

"You all are on county roads every day that we might not be on once or twice a month, so you are our eyes and ears out there and provide information for us about problems with county roads that could be a safety hazard to every driver on the road, not just the buses," Cassity said. "As an old superintendent, I know how important a job you have, and I know how hard a job you have, and I just want you all to know that the Jessamine County Fiscal Court appreciates all you do for us every day."

Superintendent Lu Young told the drivers about a little girl at Wilmore Elementary School who was so impressed with her first bus driver in kindergarten that all she wants to do in life is to be a bus driver.

"This little girl, every day when they go out on the playground to play, gathers up some or her friends and plays bus driver. She walks around the bus and does a safety inspection, then goes inside and sweeps out the bus before she goes out to pick up her riders. Then she drives around the playground picking up her students. When she stops she puts out the stop sign and puts down the arm, then she drives them all to school. It's just too cute," Young said. "Don't ever underestimate what a huge part you play in the lives of your students, and what an impression you make on them every day."

Young said that most people don't understand what a difficult job the drivers do.

"I'm not sure most people truly understand how hard their job really is, and we have a great group of drivers who's first concern is the safety of our kids, who do a fantastic job," Young said. "There are some jobs that seem invisible and we tend to forget and don't take the time to thank those people. So I'm glad we had a chance to set aside time to say thank you for the job you do."

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