School bus drivers want higher pay, expanded benefits and discipline for unruly behavior on the bus. (Unsplash)

School bus contractors call for higher pay, expanded benefits

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Companies that provide Delaware school bus drivers want the state to raise school bus driver pay to $25 an hour. They also want the state to pay more for insurance for buses below the C&D Canal and expand benefits to mechanics, backup drivers and office staff. Those requests were from Gerald Dutton, president of the Delaware School Bus Contractors Association …