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A local mom is out with a warning about children with allergies. She says her son could not access his lifesaving EpiPen while in after-care at school.
Marion schools: 67 new COVID-19 cases amid bus driver shortage Marion County Public Schools, which recorded 67 new COVID-19 cases this past week, is fighting through a bus driver shortage that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. School district spokesman Kevin Christian said the district has 270 bus drivers. Before the pandemic, the district has been experiencing "about 10 percent absences on any given day." But "I’d say that’s double now thanks to COVID-19 cases and direct contacts," Christian said. "As a result, some drivers double- and triple-up on routes, which creates delays i...