FAIRBORN — Fairborn City Schools told News Center 7 on Monday morning that it has 10 bus drivers who are being quarantined or have tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent Gene Lolli said that is the reason for announcing on Sunday that there would be no bus transportation on Monday and Tuesday.
In a post made to their Facebook page, the school district said it would affect Fairborn Primary, Fairborn Intermediate, Baker Middle School, and Fairborn High School. Career Center students will run on the Fairborn ‘out of school’ schedule.
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The school district has listed alternatives for those families who cannot arrange transportation for those two days. Parents of students of Fairborn Primary and Fairborn Intermediate can expect teachers to contact them for Google Classroom lessons. Families of students of Baker Middle School and Fairborn High School will have remote learning available through Google Meet and Google Classroom.
Lolli told News Center 7′s Kayla Courvell, that he hopes to hire more drivers and have bus transportation returned by Wednesday.