× Expand Photo by Jon Anderson Hoover school buses sit outside Rocky Ridge Elementary School in Hoover, Alabama, on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. When Hoover students go outside to catch their buses to school this year, they’ll find the school buses aren’t stopping at each house like they have in many cases in the past. This year, buses will pick up students at neighborhood bus stops spread out across the neighborhoods in an effort to save time on the bus routes, Transportation Director Jeremy Bradford said. With bus drivers hard to find, the Hoover school district is having more drivers drive double routes, Bradford said. The number of students riding Hoover buses has dropped since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Source: Daily Sun August 09, 2023 15:57 UTC