The bus driver continued on the route as other students watched, screamed and recorded it with their cell phones. The punches continued for more than a minute.

It's been one year since some students didn't get home until nearly 10 p.m. on the first day of school, canceling class for two days so the district could work out the issues.

Nearly 100,000 students are set for the first day of school at Jefferson County Public Schools on Thursday. 

Leaders have been working all summer long to make changes after some students arrived home as late as 10 p.m. on the first day of school in August 2023, prompting school to be canceled for two days to resolve the issues.

In April, the Jefferson County Board of Education voted to cut transportation to all magnet and traditional schools, which impacts more than 14,000 students. 

Nearly a year after the JCPS transportation disaster, a legislative task force met to study the state's largest school district's administration and suggest reforms ahead of the 2024-25 school year.

It comes as schools across the country deal with bus driver shortages.