School Bus Overturns in Crash, 7 Students Injured
A Florida school bus and semi trailer collide when the driver of the semi trailer allegedly fails to fully stop at a red light.
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A new series of public service announcements (PSAs) presents powerful messages about the dangers of illegally passing stopped school buses.
The School Bus Safety Co. and the Child Safety Network created the five free PSAs, some of which show dramatizations of fatal stop-arm running incidents.
In the latest school year on record, 2011-12, the majority of school bus loading and unloading fatalities — six of the nine total — were caused by a vehicle passing the school bus.
Jeff Cassell, president of the School Bus Safety Co., said that a link to the PSAs is being distributed to more than 5,000 school districts with a request to share them with local media. Another effort will be to try to get national TV stations to air the videos during School Bus Safety Week.
Last year, the School Bus Safety Co. launched a nationwide initiative to reduce school bus-related child fatalities from an average of 12 per year to zero. The company has now given out more than 5,000 free copies of its Danger Zones program.
Watch one of the new PSAs below. The others are available here.
A Florida school bus and semi trailer collide when the driver of the semi trailer allegedly fails to fully stop at a red light.
The bus driver notices smoke coming from the engine compartment while unloading students and evacuates them. No one is on the bus when it catches fire.
Location managers for the school bus contractor nominated employees for the honor, which highlights safety performance as well as character.
Second-grade students research, script, record, and edit a video on school bus safety, and create an accompanying school curriculum. The video and curriculum win a state championship.
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The Montana aide is shown on video physically retaliating after a student pushes him during an argument. The school district, school bus company, and police department investigate.
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Garfield Howell of Connecticut is reportedly seen using his school bus to buy and deliver heroin several times over the course of a months-long investigation, police say.
Desmond Blackburn, superintendent of Brevard Public Schools in Florida, is issued a warning during a police campaign to educate motorists on school bus safety laws.
It is imperative that the school bus driver of today be aware of the many warning signs and indicators of violence that are present in these types of situations.
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Katie Spear
| about 5 years agoIs there a way to get these on national television?? violations are everywhere, everyday. Its pretty scary when you look at the driver and you can tell they have no idea you are there, let alone that 3 foot person waiting to cross the road. I've been driving school bus a long time and have heard every excuse, but truly there is no excuse. People need to pay attention to their driving and their surroundings period.