Orangeburg County School District students, parents concerned about bus driver strike
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – Tuesday morning officials with the newly consolidated Orangeburg County School District are meeting to discuss a strike by bus drivers that left students without transportation home after school.
Reportedly, a large number of bus drivers did not resume their normal routes on Monday due to grievances about pay.
ABC Columbia’s Tim Scott is in Orangeburg working to gather more facts about the strike and to determine whether buses will be operating on schedule Tuesday afternoon.
In a post on Facebook, the district sayys “We are meeting with all bus drivers to hear concerns and explain District procedures regarding calculation of pay, etc.”
Sherry East, president of the South Carolina Education Association, spoke with reporters.
Sherry East, the President of the South Carolina Education Association, says the bus drivers wanted to take action since they say they are not being paid the right amount based on what times they clocked in and out and are confused over their pay scales. pic.twitter.com/H5BRinpq7G
— Tim Scott (@TimScottTV) October 1, 2019
Stay with ABC Columbia will more on this developing story.
