[KingMachiavelli]

Damn, I always forget that drug testing is still a thing.

If you were under the impression that Amazon & other companies are actually screening for cannabis use, you should realize that in any legal state they basically did everything they could to make sure their employees would not test positive. It's extremely hard to find people that would work minimum wage and are completely weed/drug free - especially if you need young, physically fit workers. Having higher turnover because you have to fire people after a while because of a drug test just means you have less experienced drivers.

It's funny that, as the article points out, school bus driver jobs would outbid Amazon since that means that schools are having the same issue but really have no choice when it comes to drug testing and are generally more restrictive.

[ipaddr]

Bus companies cannot compete. Bus companies will simply claim a shortage and your child will be left at home if the route has no driver.

To get the contract you must be the lowest bidder. In order to do that you need to pay drivers as little as possible. Raising wages means losing money.

[adrusi]

Uhh no. Leaving kids stranded at a bus stop is a huge liability for the school because if the kid wanders off and gets hurt or gets in trouble, the school could be held at fault. If a bus company is leaving kids stranded more than once in a blue moon, they will lose their contract.

[madaxe_again]

Nah, the school can blame the bus company, and the bus company can blame the school. Any queries about abandoned children just get bounced back and forth until the matter is forgotten about. Split liability typically means no liability.