Overview
- The strike by First Student drivers remains in effect and the district says mediation between the company and the drivers’ union is active and expected to continue.
- Princeton City Schools has arranged some limited alternate vendor routes and confirmed UTS will keep running its existing Princeton routes, but officials say they cannot immediately restore a full fleet.
- Families who have not been contacted directly by the district’s transportation team are asked to plan to provide transportation for their students.
- The district has activated academic continuity measures, including online assignments, paper packets, and extended drop-off and pick-up windows, and reminded students to submit work before the end of the grading period.
- Negotiations center on wages and benefits, both sides are returning to the bargaining table, and the disruption has renewed questions about the district’s decision to outsource school transportation.