A school bus company where a noose was found is ending its contract with St. Louis Public Schools

By Jim Salter | The Associated Press FILE – Yvette Lewis, a Metro High School security guard, watches as a fleet of Missouri Central Bus Company school busses leaves the school following dismissal, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in St. Louis, Mo. Missouri Central School Bus Co. will end its contract with St. Louis Public Schools, Tuesday, March 26, a year early, bringing an end to a relationship strained after a bus driver “sickout” prompted by a noose left at the workstation of a Black mechanic in February.(Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) ST. LOUIS (AP) — A school bus company will terminate its contract with St. Louis Public Schools a year early, bringing an end to a relationship strained after a noose was found near the workstation of a Black mechanic and an ensuing driver walkout that snarled bus service for one of Missouri’s largest school systems. Missouri Central School Bus Co. notified Mayor Tishaura Jones and the Missouri Office of Workforce Development in a letter dated Tuesday that the end of the contract would mean the loss of 332 jobs. Missouri Central’s contract with the school district, which includes about 19,600 students, was supposed to run through the 2024-25...