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Alexandria City Public Schools launches app to track school buses

Here's what the new app can do.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Alexandria City Public Schools just announced a new tool to make keeping track of school buses easier. The new smartphone app is free to all ACPS parents, caregivers and students.

The Office of Pupil Transportation and Fleet Management announced the new app last week. The school system says it will help support communication regarding arrival times and bus locations. 

The app will provide families of students with real-time information pertaining to the scheduled time and location information for bus rides to and from school, including a push notification when the bus is nearing your stop. Parents will also receive notifications when a substitute bus is running a route due to scheduled maintenance. 

School bus delays due to driver shortages have been a major issue across the Commonwealth, as well as school districts in Maryland and D.C.

The app is available to download through the Apple App store and the Google Play store for Android users. 

To learn more and to download the app, click here.

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