Each day Anne Arundel County Public Schools is responsible for transporting 68,000 students to and from class, but this year hundreds have been without regular bus service as contractors struggle to hire enough commercial drivers in a competitive job market.
The omicron variant is fueling a spike in COVID-19 cases in Anne Arundel County and Maryland, and the resulting quarantine of school bus drivers who have tested positive for the virus is causing the cancellation of even more routes to schools.
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