The Anchorage School District had previously said it was exploring the possibility of engaging the National Guard to help provide bus service and alleviate a severe driver shortage, but the guard said it can’t due to legal limitations.
Alan Brown, spokesman for the National Guard, said in an email Friday that after consulting the state Department of Law, officials determined that state statute — specifically, Alaska Statute 26.05.070 — “does not permit the activation of National Guard members for this purpose.”addresses how the state’s governor can order an “organized militia” for active state service.
Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt said in an emailed statement that the Anchorage School District is continuing to explore other options that might ease the burden families face. “While a viable means of support was not possible, we are very appreciative of Governor Dunleavy and our partners at the National Guard for their collaboration to help find solutions,” Bryantt said.
Under the Anchorage School District’s rotating bus route suspensions, families receive bus route service for three weeks, then service is suspended for six weeks. Some aren’t scheduled for their first bus service until October., prompting some parents to rearrange their workdays, spend time in long pick-up lines, pay for expensive child care, and consider homeschooling their kids instead.
The driver shortage is temporary, according to district officials. Dozens of school bus drivers in the training andMorgan Krakow is a general assignment reporter for the Anchorage Daily News. She is a 2019 graduate of the University of Oregon and spent the summer of 2019 as a reporting intern on the general assignment desk of The Washington Post. Contact her at [email protected].
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