Other than benefits, what are the main differences between a substitute bus driver and a route driver?
Route drivers are assigned a route at the beginning of the school year and drive that same route every day for the year. They also are entitled to drive field and sports trips that do not interfere with their routes. Substitute drivers drive routes when the regular route driver is on leave and they drive all field and sports trips that route drivers cannot. Some substitute drivers wish to remain as substitutes while others are waiting for an opportunity to drive a route.