The big story: Florida’s return to school came with its share of student transportation woes.

In Palm Beach County, a persistent bus driver shortage has led to overcrowded buses, with some students left waiting without space to get to school, the Palm Beach Post reports.

District officials there have tried to explain the situation to parents, noting that the first week of classes also is the first week of real-time bus runs, with adjustments coming as everyone sees what the routes really look like.

That hasn’t stopped parents from making angry calls and social media posts.

Parents in one Lee County community are calling for changes to their children’s bus stop, saying it’s current location is unsafe, WINK reports.

Anger is spilling over in some school car drop off and pickup lines.

Pasco County superintendent John Legg told his board on Tuesday that the overwhelming majority of parents have been polite and understanding as schools work out the kinks of getting children in and out of their cars safely. But there have been some who have ignored the rules and staff requests, driving unsafely around students and treating employees rudely.

Legg said he’s given school leaders the authority to revoke any parent’s car line privilege if they keep up such behavior.

“We do not want to put our students at risk, nor should our staff be subject to abuse,” Legg said, advising school board members they might get some complaint emails in the coming days.

Students walking to school, meanwhile, have had to deal with drivers who aren’t following school zone rules. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office reported nearly 700 traffic stops in the zones during the first week of classes, issuing about 250 speeding citations, Spectrum 13 reports.

In other transportation news, a Martin County school bus driver was named Florida’s School Bus Operator of the Year, TC Palm reports.

Hot topics

Second chances: Tampa Bay teens recovering from alcohol or drug addiction are getting a chance to complete high school at Victory High, which has three campuses in the region.

School books: Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a lawsuit against two textbook publishers, contending they overcharged school districts. • DeSantis also said the state would appeal a federal court’s decision that found unconstitutional parts of Florida’s law restricting school library book content, Florida Politics reports.

School board members: Alachua County Democrats defended school board chairperson Sarah Rockwell, who is under fire from the State Board of Education, WCJB reports.

Immigration enforcement: Florida State College at Jacksonville is the latest state college to enter an agreement to help enforce federal immigration laws, Inside Higher Ed reports.

Discipline: The Pinellas County school board reviewed some of its changes to handling student discipline amid concerns that referrals and suspensions have risen, with the majority imposed on Black students, Bay News 9 reports.

Classroom vacancies: More than 200 graduates of Achieve Miami’s Teacher Accelerator Program have taken jobs teaching in Miami-Dade County schools, Miami Today reports. The program is now the second-largest teacher provider in the district.

Cellphones: New restrictive cellphone use policies have sparked pushback among some Brevard County students, parents and teachers, Florida Today reports.

From the court docket ... The Martin County school board agreed to join a national class action lawsuit against social media companies, claiming they use algorithms designed to addict children, TC Palm reports.

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