Baltimore County school officials are piloting a new mobile app to enable some parents, students and staff to track the whereabouts of buses.

With classes beginning in less than a month, officials are also working to have enough bus drivers to avoid delays.

During the last school year, there were daily reports of buses running late, leaving students stranded and parents scrambling. School officials blamed that on a nationwide bus driver shortage.

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