One of the largest school districts in Maryland is asking for help at the highest level to address its bus driver shortage brought on by the omicron surge.
Montgomery County Public Schools asked county officials to urge the state to deploy the National Guard and have them drive the district's school buses.
On Wednesday, staffing shortages resulted in 40 to 80 routes being canceled, according to Montgomery County Public Schools spokesman Chris Cram.In this July 10, 2020 file photo school buses are seen parked at the Montgomery County Public Schools bus depot, in Derwood, Md. Cram told ABC News the state hasn't responded to the school district's request as of Wednesday evening.
Montgomery County's request is among some of the extraordinary moves that school districts have made to fill staffing shortages caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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