Amid the many issues facing schools across the country this fall because of the Covid-19 resurgence, an unexpected factor complicating the return to school is a shortage of school bus drivers.
AP reports that 81 percent of school districts are having trouble finding enough school bus drivers, according to a survey by school ride-service company HopSkipDrive. There’s been a shortage before, but it’s gotten worse during the pandemic.
To try to get drivers, school districts in Delaware and Montana have begun offering cash incentives, and other places have increased the salary and offered programs to help people get their commercial driving licenses.
