Nearly 100,000 students returned to class Thursday morning as the district put their new transportation plan to the test, parents waiting anxiously to see what time their children would get home. 

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

According to JCPS' website, there are more than 650 openings ahead of the first day of school this Thursday, Aug. 8.

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.