The school also reached out to other bus companies and the state. Austin said First Student, another bus company, also helped out a bit. Student Transportation of America (STA) runs the buses in town and brought in drivers from Greenwich.

Each day, we were getting reports of two to three to five, up to 11 bus drivers out on any given day.” “This has been the first couple of months. “Usually, the first couple of weeks are a little bumpy,” Austin said. Ware’s son may be among those most affected because he attends a magnet elementary school on the other side of town. “There was actually one night that my son didn’t get home until 5:05, and he’s in first grade.” “His bus has not made it to school on time once,” Groton parent Amber Ware said.

That, combined with other bus drivers calling in sick then not having substitutes, really posed a lot of challenges. The superintendent of schools, Susan Austin, said they started out with a shortage of five bus drivers. (WTNH) - Groton Public Schools has reached out to the state and others for help with a school bus driver shortage, something seen throughout the state.

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