SUFFOLK, Va. — "I don't think we've ever had a job fair where no one showed up."
Suffolk Director of Transportation Beverly Young was hoping to fill a few of the nine bus driver vacancies that still exist in Suffolk Public Schools.
Instead, she'll head to the next fair with the same number of opportunities.
In Young's estimation, a combination of location, time of day, and the coronavirus resulted in the no-show.
COVID-19, however, also makes it imperative that some of those slots get filled. Young called the task of covering those slots with existing drivers during a pandemic "impossible."
The next fair will be on August 11 from 2 to 7 p.m. at Creekside Elementary School.