PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Pasco County schools are in need of school bus drivers.

What You Need To Know • 49 of the district’s 297 bus routes do not have permanent coverage, meaning students are showing up to school after class has begun • The district says it will pay drivers who have limited absences $500 per quarter, and those who take designated high-need routes will earn another $250 per quarter • Pasco County Schools will be hosting a bus driver recruitment event on Dec. 11 in Land O' Lakes

Dozens of bus routes do not have permanent coverage, meaning some students are showing up late to class. So now, Pasco County Schools is offering new incentives to get more drivers on board.

The district says it will pay drivers who have limited absences $500 per quarter. Those who take design

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