Baltimore County parents brace for possible bus delays as school system tries to hire more drivers, fix kinks in system

As Nancy Carter’s husband dropped off their sixth grader at Pine Grove Elementary School’s half-day orientation on Thursday, she lingered around the bus stop with her dog to see what time the school bus would arrive. It pulled up at 8:15 a.m., the same time that the first class started. The daughter rode the bus back home that afternoon. The return bus was scheduled to arrive at the school at 11:45 a.m. but didn’t get there to pick her daughter up until 12:30 p.m. She also has a fourth grader. This is the first year that the siblings will attend separate schools. “How are we going to juggle getting two kids to school on time while working full-time?” Carter asked.