LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Parents of Jefferson County Public Schools students can track their child's school bus in real time thanks to a new app launched Tuesday.

JCPS announced the launch of the Edulog Parent Portal Lite, a free app available on Apple and Android devices.

“We’re excited to share this technology with parents and guardians,” said Kermit Belcher, assistant superintendent of information technology. “It’s a way to see where their child’s school bus is located in real time, giving them some peace of mind.”

JCPS employees have had access to the Edulog Parent Portal Lite app for a few days and have been using it to track the location of buses across the county. Now, families will have that same option.

In a communication with families Tuesday evening, officials sent information on how to sign up for the app and use it.

The Edulog Parent Portal Lite app lets families track the exact location of a bus and watch its movements on a map. It also allows users to receive notifications when the bus is getting close.

JCPS is considering an upgrade to a more robust version of the app, which officials said would give families access to more information about buses and routes.

The Aug. 9 busing fiasco came after the 90,000-student district had drawn up the new routes and staggered school start times over the summer in the hopes of alleviating driver shortage issues. But the new routes confused drivers and parents and led to chaotic busing on the first day of school.

Some of the blame has been heaped on a contractor the district hired to redraw its bus routes. The changes by AlphaRoute led to some students not being picked up in the morning and others not getting home until nearly 10 p.m.

The company said it sent a team to Louisville to help address problems.