Saskatoon school bus drivers ‘get focused’ ahead of September [Video]

School is starting up again and so is Jerry Diekema’s bus. Diekema drives a school bus and his wife, Barb, is his bus monitor.

“I’m the boss,” Barb said, laughing.

The Diekemas take more than 20 special needs students to Bishop Klein School and St. Edward School.

“We’re together 24/7 –work and at home,” the school bus driver of nine years told CTV News.

First Student bus drivers got together on Thursday to fine-tune their skills ahead of the school year.

In a low-traffic area, in Saskatoon’s north-end, drivers practiced tight turns, pick-ups, drop-offs and got their mirrors adjusted.

“We have some stations set up and those stations are designed to mimic a parked vehicle or a certain turning situation,” said Chris Klassen, a location safety manager with First Student.

“The whole idea is to put them into positions with no risk to the public, no risk to damaging parked vehicles, and remind them of the …