The district will introduce an advanced, real-time communication system and fixed bus routes for drivers to improve student safety.

It’s a scene that plays out every school year.

Osceola County district officials say they are in a good spot with teachers and are chipping away at a bus driver shortage.

A fatal crash is under investigation near Lake Minneola High School in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A school bus picking up a student in Daytona Beach was rear-ended by a vehicle, according to the Daytona Beach Fire Department.

The first day of school in Osceola County is two weeks away and the district is still in need of bus drivers.

Osceola County and other Central Florida districts have been struggling to hire school bus drivers before classes started in August.

No students were injured Tuesday afternoon when the school bus they were on caught fire, according to district officials.