Interactive safety presentations, special bus driver gifts, and a bus showcase at a state fair were just some of the events that took place during NAPT’s National School Bus Safety Week.
PHOTOS: National School Bus Safety Week 2021 in Pictures
This year, the transportation staff took the students on a bus ride to practice the safety rules they learned.
Photo courtesy Roma (Texas) Independent School District
In Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Avonworth School District students honored the week's festivities by gifting their First Student bus drivers specially-designed t-shirts.
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Students at Indian Lake County (Ohio) Schools drilled bus safety procedures as part of this year’s week-long event.
Photo courtesy Jamie Ross
During the drill, older students assisted younger students as they jumped out the back exit of the bus, just as they would in an actual emergency.
Photo courtesy Jamie Ross
Houston Independent School District’s Superintendent Millard House II surprised some of the district’s transportation staff as they gathered for an appreciation breakfast that included hot coffee, fruit and nut muffins, and breakfast tacos.
Photo courtesy Houston (Texas) Independent School District
Ahead of this year’s National School Bus Safety Week, Bellevue (Ohio) City Schools students practiced bus evacuation drills to make sure they were ready in case of an emergency.
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The transportation team at Roma (Texas) Independent School District's, headed by Director Jose G. Cantu Jr., hosted their annual safety presentations for the district’s elementary school students.
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The staff also passed out yummy treats to students after the bus ride.
Photo courtesy Roma (Texas) Independent School District
Students also gave their bus drivers appreciation posters.
Photo courtesy Avonworth School District
In Missouri, K.C. Wolf, mascot of the Kansas City Chiefs football team, greeted students at Crestview Elementary School.
Photo courtesy North Kansas City Schools
At the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh, bus safety instructor Marybeth Kubinski gave tours of a school bus equipped with a variety of seats from throughout the vehicle's evolution.
Photo by Wes Platt
The transportation team at Blackfoot (Idaho) School District #55 gathered in the district's bus barn for a homemade breakfast after their morning routes.
Photo courtesy Blackfoot (Idaho) School District #55
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers visited IDEA Public Schools Rio Grande Valley campuses for ride-alongs with bus drivers.
Photo courtesy IDEA Public Schools
House said that the staff’s dedication to student safety and operational excellence makes him proud, especially during the current bus driver shortage.
Photo courtesy Houston (Texas) Independent School District