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August 31, 2021

US grapples with Covid-era bus driver shortages as schools reopen; ‘Teachers should be priority group for Covid jabs’

WASHINGTON: It’s back to school time in America after a year of remote learning, but forget about the iconic yellow school bus: because of Covid, there is a shortage of drivers.The problem -- among other issues -- is that some drivers oppose mask-wearing mandates, and others, who are older and do this kind work after retiring from other jobs, are worried about catching the virus while driving kids around, education officials said.The Minneapolis area of Minnesota, for instance, has warned...