ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — An ongoing labor dispute involving bus drivers contracted with Howard County Public Schools has reached students.

On Friday drivers who work for ZUM Services, and are represented by the local Teamsters Union, handed out flyers to students, urging them to call the school system in support of pay raises.

In response Howard County Schools Superintendent, Bill Barnes, and Board of Education Chair, Jolene Mosley, issued a joint statement calling the move inappropriate.

"We do not wish to engage in public negotiations and influence campaigns with Teamsters Local Union #570 or Zum Services," the statement read.

According to Barnes and Mosley, the current agreement between the school system and Zum calls for rate adjustments requests this winter and spring, during the 2026

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