San Antonio’s Bus Drivers Stepped Up During the Pandemic
Watch the video to follow Bobby Richardson and others as they deliver food, and support, to the families along their routes.
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Three days a week, Bobby Richardson and other school bus drivers for San Antonio Independent School District deliver free food to children attending school remotely. The San Antonio EATS program, fellow-bus driver Rosie Guadarrama’s idea, was set up almost overnight in March when Texas schools abruptly shut down due to the pandemic. Drivers currently deliver food to 450 bus stops across the district. “We’re a rolling cafeteria,” Richardson tells director Chris Beier.
For more about the program and the families it serves, check out Sindya Bhanoo’s detailed account here.
Director Chris Beier is a filmmaker who’s crafted documentaries for Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, Google, and, of course, Texas Monthly. Thank you to our friends at Tecovas for sponsoring the series.
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