take advantage of those opportunities. >> reporter: for school bus drivers, the incentives are increasing across the country. fairfax county even won a few retirees back. the nation's tenth largest school district wants this to be just a bump in the road to getting students back in school. >> we're definitely looking forward to having more kids come in. and with that, we need more drivers coming in. >> reporter: driving groups regardless of industry say this issue really comes down to pay. here in fairfax county, virginia, they upped the sign-on bonus for new drivers and also raised their hourly pay. we'll see if other districts and other industries take note. bri brianna? >> $3,000. that's quite the incentive. thank you, pete. so as you can see behind pete there, kids are back in school around the country. and what we discussed the issue of masks in school, it's important to make clear that it's a minority, a minority of people who are opposed to masks in schools.