Charles Co. bus driver dispute could leave students stranded on first day of school

School bus drivers in Charles County, Maryland, are letting families know there might not be enough of them on the road in time for the first day of school amid an impasse over better pay and job security. “More than 23,000 Charles County school students and parents may not have bus transportation on August 28, the first day of school, because of the refusal of the school system to treat bus drivers and attendants in an equitable manner,” a news release from the Charles County School Bus Contractors Association said.