A Philadelphia-area school district paid parents to drive the students. Going back to 2019, AP reported the state was struggling then because there was a decline in licensed bus drivers statewide.

Half of the 16 public school districts in York County gave parents the option to fill out exemption forms so their child could forgo a mask at school if they had a medical or mental health issue ...

York City School District: $8,266,255.24 York Suburban School District: $5,056.99 It was not immediately clear what the York County districts planned to do with the federal funding.