PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — After two days of striking over bus driver pay and benefits, CCPS has said that they are not anticipating any problems on October 13.

“Thank you for your patience and efforts to get your children to school these last two days,” they posted on social media. “At this time, we expect all buses to be running tomorrow morning, October 13, 2021.”

If anything changes by the morning, we will continue to provide updates. You can continue to monitor any potential issues by checking the “Bus Status” page on the CCPS website.

This is an update to a previous story.

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — After 22 busses did not run this morning, disrupting eight school transportation plans, Calvert County Public Schools are warning of potential disruptions again tomorrow.

The following message was sent out to the CCPS community this evening regarding tomorrow’s plans:

“For tomorrow (Tuesday, October 12, 2021), we do not know if all buses will have drivers for the morning and afternoon routes. Today, there were 22 busses that did not run and 8 schools that were impacted by absent drivers.

Please check the Bus Status page on our website frequently for updates. If you are able, please consider alternate transportation for tomorrow. 

Our transportation department will do its best to make sure that we utilize all available busses to accommodate the students in Calvert County Public Schools. 

CCPS appreciates all last-minute adjustments made by parents/guardians to get kids to and from school. 

We apologize for this inconvenience, as well as the other challenges of the bus driver shortage, and we anticipate reaching agreements soon that will prevent such action in the future.”

 

Many will recall how last night, Calvert County Public Schools Superintendent Daniel Curry sent out an email yesterday alerting parents to a potential bus driver shortage as drivers are planning to protest “challenges with pay and benefits.”

Bus contractors and CCPS leadership reportedly have a meeting on Friday, October 15 to discuss some of the “challenges” described.

This is a developing story. We will continue to provide details as they come available.