School bus evacuation drills, a drive-by parade, and special bus driver shout-outs marked NAPT’s National School Bus Safety Week.
PHOTOS: National School Bus Safety Week 2020 in Pictures
The district’s transportation team also followed their annual tradition of wearing matching T-shirts.
Photo courtesy Kathy Sanchez
The transportation team at Randolph County (N.C.) School System partnered with a local fire department to conduct school bus extrication practice, using buses that were no longer in use and are scheduled to be scrapped.
Photo courtesy Randolph County Schools
Troup County (Ga.) School System honored one of its special-needs drivers, Jameel Dixon (shown in blue), for his dedication to students on and off the school bus. When Dixon is not driving, he works as a local scout leader with Boy Scouts of America and leads camps at local churches.
Photo courtesy Troup County School System
Lansing, Mich.-based Dean Transportation supplied a total of 5,000 reflective wristbands to 11 school districts to help make students more visible at bus stops.
Photo courtesy Dean Transportation
Aryana Hess, a bus monitor for First Student, which serves Wichita (Kan.) Public Schools, took part in a school bus driver and monitor appreciation event put on by First Student and Wichita Public Schools on Oct. 21.
Photo courtesy Julia Hutchison, Wichita Public Schools
Leading up to National School Bus Safety Week, students from Fort Dodge (Iowa) Community School District participated in school bus evacuation drills to be prepared in case of an emergency.
Photo courtesy Jennifer Lane
Alhambra (Calif.) Unified School District hosted a drive-by parade, handing out pizza, hot dogs, and drinks to its bus drivers in honor of the week's festivities.
Photo courtesy Kathy Sanchez
Students from Cherokee County (Ga.) School District gave special shout-outs to their bus drivers, thanking them for their dedication to safety. Here's one from fifth grade student Bella Horton to her bus driver Patsy Holloway.
Photo courtesy Cherokee County School District
Canton, Ga.-based Creekland Middle School students showed their appreciation for its bus drivers by painting the school's spirit rock.
Photo courtesy Cherokee County School District
Shown here is the back side of the rock with a special thank you message.
Photo courtesy Cherokee County School District
Tamara Schenewerk, a lead trainer for Kyrene (Ariz.) School District, conducted safety trivia with students at bus stops throughout the week.
Photo courtesy Kyrene School District