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Several school districts are still dealing with a bus driver shortage which has resulted in them getting creative by transporting children to and from school.

Raleigh County Schools bus driver and West Virginia House Delegate Christopher Toney, R-Raleigh, said Raleigh County Schools is canceling four to five bus routes daily due to a critical bus

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During a school board meeting, a board member said the district lost 50 to 60 bus drivers since 2021.

Bus Drivers and several other workers have recently gone on strike in Santa Clarita due to certain expectations not being met. 

The Raleigh County Board of Education will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Munson Hall at the Raleigh County Schools Central Office.

Amal Hanna, 60, thought she was just drinking a normal, fruit-flavored seltzer when she was snapped drinking the White Claw on Wednesday as she was transporting students from Smithtown High School West, a spokesperson for the Suffolk County Police Department told Newsday.

A local school district is getting creative to tackle the on-going nationwide school bus driver shortage by offering free classes to attract more drivers. The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is down nearly two dozen drivers, and it is having a serious impact on students.

With a nationwide bus driver shortage, one small rural school district is trying to make ends meet, but it's not enough.

Students at two Fort Wayne schools unexpectedly shifted to e-learning Thursday because of a widespread bus driver shortage.