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In Lynn, schools have reopened for some, but students haven’t returned everywhere just yet.
Children are absent from school buses though because the familiar black-and-yellow vehicles are absent from the city’s streets.
Lynn Public Schools Superintendent Patrick Tutwiler told the city’s School Committee last week the district has opted to temporarily suspend its transportation services because there aren’t enough drivers to transport all students who rely on the bus. Families were first notified of the issue when service was cut last month.
The problem, Tutwiler said, stems from a nationwide bus driver shortage and Massachusetts is no outlier.
Massachusetts to reach major COVID-19 reopening milestone on Monday
By Laura Crimaldi Globe Staff,Updated April 4, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Many public schools across the state will welcome students back to classrooms Monday, but in some districts there will not be enough buses for all the students who need transportation. Schools in Boston and Worcester have received waivers and will not resume in-person learning on Monday.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
The state marks a pair of milestones on the road back to normalcy Monday as 1 million new people become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines and nearly all public school districts send elementary students back to full-time, in-person learning.
The state took another major step toward achieving normalcy on Monday, with an additional 1 million new people now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines and nearly all public school districts sending elementary students back to full-time, in-person learning this morning.