Baltimore County Schools Warn Of Possible Bus Driver Call Out This Week

TOWSON (WJZ) — Baltimore County Public Schools warned parents determination could beryllium a imaginable call-out involving autobus drivers this week.

“Please cognize that BCPS volition beryllium monitoring the concern each week and volition supply you with updates if routes can’t beryllium covered oregon buses volition beryllium late,” the schoolhouse said successful a missive sent to parents. “If you bash program connected driving your kid to school, delight beryllium prepared for longer driblet disconnected and prime up lines.”

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The connection came arsenic autobus drivers successful different schoolhouse systems successful the portion took steps for amended wage amid a nationalist shortage of autobus drivers.

Last week, Baltimore County enactment announced $5.2 cardinal successful caller incentives and bonuses for autobus drivers and attendants. The program includes currency rewards, sign-on bonuses and retention bonuses.

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BCPS said it is moving to prosecute much drivers to assistance capable successful gaps and screen routes.

Bus drivers successful Howard County refused to enactment past Monday morning, disrupting astir 100 routes, and causing region leaders to allocate $2 cardinal for bonuses.

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In Anne Arundel County, drivers with Annapolis Bus Company unionized aft going connected onslaught successful October.

CBS Baltimore Staff