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<font color="#ffffff">I am a bus driver for the Franklin Special School</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">District. This is my third year driving for Franklin</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">Special schools.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">I love my job. I love my kids.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">The students see the</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">school bus driver the first thing in the morning and the last thing they see</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">so it's a good feeling to get say good morning and make sure</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">they're off to a good start. I really enjoy it.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">I have enjoyed meeting the families</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">the parents</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">of course the kids</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">I've been driving for 15 years over the road and I</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">said I've driven charter buses. I've been with adults.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">I've never driven children. I don't think I could handle the</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">difference. I said, I don't think I'd ever want to drive</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">a school bus. It's a no-brainer. The kids</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">all come on the bus. You can drive the morning route and half</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">of them sleep before they get here. So it's good. It's not</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">long hours and some people think it is. You do</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">get up early, but you do get a</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">lot of break in between too. I like the hours here.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">I like the small children.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">And we have good equipment.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">You're basically working part-time, but you're still getting full benefits</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">and everything. You're getting paid full-time. I got</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">good co-workers. I like to work with deal with if</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">you are new at driving — I've</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">had people to come they've driven before but not driven School bus.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">And this District administration will work</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">with you. They are very patient and they want</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">to make sure you're okay before they put</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">you out there on the road.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">This is a good school system to drive for — Franklin Special School</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">District. The parents give me a lot of praise too. They tell</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">me thank you every day.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">You get to meet some very nice individuals.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">This is a small town atmosphere local</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">people work here you get</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">to see a lot, be around a lot of different people if</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">you don't want a lot of hustle and bustle</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">and drama. This is a good place to work.</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">It is always good to be the first person they see in the</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">morning because I'm a people person we start their developer</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">relationship. And since I've been here for four years the kids</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">that I started with were tiny and now they've grown up and they're becoming</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">young adults and I feel like I'm a part of something and I</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">hope I'm a mentor to them in some way. I would</font>

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<font color="#ffffff">recommend it. Great school.</font>