ABC11 has determined that the Wake County School System is still trying to fill dozens of vacant positions. As of Friday, the district still needs about 60 bus drivers and around 30 special education teachers.
Kingswood Elementary School just filled their two special education teacher openings, but the principal says it wasn't easy finding qualified candidates.
A hiring blitz two weeks ago turned out about 175 applicants, but only a handful of open positions have been filled since then.
The district says it is still going through the applications and will continue to hire.
As for bus driver vacancies, the district says it will call on substitute drivers to pick up some routes until permanent employees are hired.
"There will not be buses without drivers," said WCPSS spokesperson Renee McCoy. "We may have folks that we need to bring in from different places in those areas where we have shortages, but we also want to let parents know that that still may create some delays in what they're anticipating. With the start of the school year, it always happens."
The district continues to assure parents there won't be a repeat of last year's busing nightmare when hundreds of students were dropped off late or at the wrong bus stops.
This year, there's a new website where parents can see whether their child's bus is on time or how late it is. Parents with any busing questions can also call (919) 805-3030.
They're asking interested applicants to visit their website to apply for openings.
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