Some school bus drivers threatened not to show up for work today because the Penn Hills School Board failed yesterday to publicly discuss their contract.

A school board measure to place the contract talks on the agenda failed 3-3. Three board members were absent.

A five-year contract covering the district's 78 bus drivers expired on June 30. District officials have been exploring privatizing bus service as a cost-saving measure to deal with a projected $3.9 million budget shortfall.

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