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School bus cancellations are leaving some Nova Scotia students with unexpected days off.

The cancellation notifications are constant on Jessica Cleveland’s phone who lives in East Hants. Cleveland has two children – one in elementary school and one in high school. Both are missing time because of buses not running.

“Almost every day there’s a text message saying that there’s one or more buses, not running,” she says.

“I start work before my daughter goes to school so if her bus is cancelled, she just has to stay home most times. She can’t get to school. She has exams this year so she’s missing valuable classroom time.”

At Cleveland’s last count, her daughter has missed 10 days of school, which is now affecting her grades.

“She’s falling behind, she’s totally falling behind. I’m at the point …

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