HAMPSTEAD, NC (WWAY) — Monday was the first day of school for many students across the Cape Fear, including Pender County, which introduced a new 3-tiered bell schedule.
A major topic of discussion during the last school year, the new schedule was put in place to help alleviate a bus driver shortage in the county.
Under the previous two-tier schedule, some students were reportedly arriving home around 5:30 pm…