Sangamon Digest

Springfield District 186 board members say transportation contractor First Student needs to fix unreliable bus service six weeks into the school year, Capitol City Now reports. Their comments followed complaints from parents and a school paraprofessional about buses for special-education students; board member Micah Miller pointed to the contract’s sizable price increases.

The contract calls for 95% on-time service with 192 drivers, and neither is being met, business manager Steve Miller said — drivers leave about as fast as they are hired, and certification takes roughly three weeks. Superintendent Terrance Jordan acknowledged a tough start and said district leaders are meeting with First Student. Separately, NewsChannel 20 reports the superintendent said about 180 students have not turned in immunization records.