[applause] >> my name is shane hoffa. i am a school bus driver. i think we definitely need to talk with her parents, and work this out. a lot of these problems are the company and their shortage of drivers. we do love our kids that we transport. today i actually came to talk about -- i have been a school bus driver for 23 years. a passenger vehicle and on the school bus driver certificate. that is really important. when they got up in the pre- bid conference, they said no. that is not the case. they are saying, you know, essentially that none of that is needed. all you need is a class b license. i'm just summarizing. like anybody here who would drive a bus. so our position as anyone who drives schoolchildren home for higher should be required to meet the rigorous safety standards, and training that we have that any certified school bus driver has. they should have a school bus certificate. the safest vehicles possible. thank you. [applause] >> my name is geraldine, i am a parent of a 12th grader and an eighth grader. i am missing back night tonigh