A shortage of bus drivers is complicating the start of a new school year already facing a surge in COVID-19 cases and conflicts over masks. Many school districts across the U.S. are offering hiring bonuses, providing the training and increasing pay.
In Helena, the company has 50 bus drivers and needs 21 more before classes start on Aug. 30, a shortfall Redford called unprecedented.
“I was worried. I was scared. ... I didn’t know where he was,” she said. She felt especially helpless because she couldn’t leave to get him herself without putting others at risk of infection. President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered his education secretary to explore possible legal action against states that have blocked school mask mandates and other health measures meant to protect students against COVID-19.
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