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New app for NYC parents to track students on buses

In a new nationwide survey, half of student-transportation coordinators described school bus driver shortages as either "severe" or "desperate."
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In a new nationwide survey, half of student-transportation coordinators described school bus driver shortages as either "severe" or "desperate."

New York City parents will now have the ability to track their child on school buses thanks to a new app.

From time to time, there are buses that are now shows, some have lengthy delays and other routes have long routes. Now the Department of Education has launched the NYC School Bus App where parents can see where their children are as they make their way to and from school. In the past, parents would have to call school officials and bus companies to find out what's going on when a bus didn't show up at the time it should. The app is available in 10 languages.