Parents may soon get some answers from the province’s ombudsman about problems with school buses at the Toronto public and Catholic school boards this month.
Thousands of children were left waiting for buses that were late or never showed up during the first weeks of the school year because of a shortage of drivers for about 60 routes.
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Ombudsman Paul Dube says his investigators will interview officials and witnesses, and gather all information from the school boards and their transportation consortium and complete the investigation as quickly as possible.
The ombudsman’s office also received 49 complaints about busing problems at other school boards and will keep an eye on those while moving ahead with the Toronto-focused probe.