aleta fisher, former chair of the community advisory committee for special education. i'm here to support our local bus drivers, who i have to say, as a parent of a kid who has been on the yellow school bus. when you are not a parent who gets to school, often times, your school bus drivers are link, your communication and your lifeline, to your school. it takes a huge leap of faith to put your student in any mode of transportation, other than your arms, or your car and let them go to school. we really need to make sure that the people that are taking our babies, our priceless bundles of a is from us are trained and qualified. there is a system of accountability to make sure that everyone is safe. having said that we are hearing from our families that our bus travel times can be triggering for our students. it is hard for a student with sensory needs to be on a bus for half hour longer. unfortunately, sometimes that is the nature of our city. so, we have really looked forward to working with first students, and our local partners in making sure that everyone is supporti