▁she ▁was ▁later ▁pra ised ▁by ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁for ▁her ▁courage ▁and ▁calm ness ▁in ▁def using ▁the ▁situation . ▁ ▁Bus ▁drivers ' ▁strike ▁▁ ▁From ▁April ▁ 1 9 – 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁nearly ▁ 4 0 0 ▁school ▁bus ▁drivers ▁for ▁the ▁district ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁strike ▁over ▁low ▁pay ▁and ▁little ▁employee ▁benefits . ▁In sp ired ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁the ▁concurrent ▁nation wide ▁teacher ▁strik es ▁in ▁states ▁such ▁as ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁Arizona , ▁bus ▁drivers ▁for ▁the ▁district ▁planned ▁a ▁" s ick - out ". ▁About ▁ 4 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁bus ▁drivers ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁participated , ▁causing ▁nearly ▁ 6 0 - 9 0 ▁minute ▁del ays ▁in ▁students ▁being ▁picked ▁up ▁for ▁school . ▁As ▁a ▁right - to - work ▁state , ▁public ▁sector ▁employees ▁are ▁prohib ited ▁in ▁Georgia ▁from ▁striking . ▁The ▁strike ▁resulted ▁in ▁at ▁least ▁ 7 ▁bus ▁drivers , ▁particularly ▁ones ▁who ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁the ▁strike , ▁being ▁terminated ▁of ▁employ ment . ▁ ▁Em ory ▁and ▁CD C ▁an nex ation ▁by ▁Atlanta ▁▁ ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Atlanta , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁agreed ▁to ▁an nex ▁territory ▁in ▁De K al b ▁County , ▁including ▁the ▁Cent ers ▁for ▁D ise ase ▁Control ▁and ▁Em ory ▁University , ▁effective ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Em ory ▁University ▁made ▁a