![]() Some schools can't even send a class schedule out yet because they don't know how many teachers will be in class. NOTTINGHAM, MD (August 30, 2021) As the 2021-2022 school year gets underway across Maryland, AAA is urging all motorists to sharpen their driving skills. Mosier said Anne Arundel County Public Schools have built in a 10 percent compensation increase into their budget this year to attract more bus drivers but the question still remains if that will be enough to entice those seeking a job. She said issues like these could be why many are reluctant to take a job like this. We have no control of any kind of behavior.” We're just like afraid to do anything anymore. "So parents say it’s not their kids, and that the school, we feel might be afraid of parents. The bus driver, who didn’t want to be identified, said this is also a safety issue, stating students sometimes make threats to bus drivers but have no consequences for doing so. The school system has a hard time with making the rules stick." “Whenever a student misbehaves, we're not able to write up a student and give them a day off the bus. “One of the issues is the fact that we have no control over any kind of discipline that happens,” the driver said. Those concerns play a role in wanting the career change but she said the main reason for wanting out of driving is discipline. ![]() “I’m looking for a new jobs, trying try to do something full time with health insurance or better pay,” the driver said. MORE: Impending school bus crisis in Anne Arundel County Mosier said Anne Arundel County Public Schools has 64 bus driver vacancies.īaltimore County Public Schools had 110 bus driver vacancies at the end of July.Ī Baltimore County school bus driver, who has been transporting children to and from school for more than 21 years, said she is currently looking for another job because driving a school bus isn't making ends meet. MORE: Bus driver shortage won't stop Anne Arundel high schools later start times Click here to find information for your child's bus route and schedule. Those time changes forced changes to bus routes and schedules in the county. ![]() This school year, students will get to sleep in as the school board implemented later start times for students. That's an issue we've been dealing with.” “The other part of the problem is that we are losing drivers as our other school systems to places like Walmart and Amazon who are offering more lucrative packages for their services. "That’s part of the problem,” Mosier said. Mosier said the shortage is not only for the school bus drivers but also with CDL licenses. The lack of bus drivers may force parents to find an alternate way of transportation for their children to get to school. ![]()
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