Parents adapting to new schedule as Anne Arundel school year begins

As the school year began Monday, Anne Arundel County Public Schools is wrestling with a shortage of teachers, bus drivers, food service workers, custodians and more, as are other districts in the state and nation. In July, the system that serves more than 84,000 children reported 418 vacant classroom teaching positions. That number has dropped to 216 as of Aug. 29, schools spokesman Bob Mosier said.