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Sadiah Thompson

Assistant Editor

Sadiah Thompson is a former assistant editor for School Bus Fleet magazine. She started in October 2018. She previously worked as a staff writer for her college newspaper, The Daily Free Press, and also as a content and communications intern for various non-profit organizations.

Newsby Sadiah Thompson September 13, 2019

7 Michigan Districts to Receive Electric School Buses

School districts in Ann Arbor, Gaylord, Kalamazoo, Oxford, Roseville, Three Rivers, and Zeeland will receive a total of $4.2 million to purchase 17 new electric school buses.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson September 12, 2019

2 Missouri School Buses Catch Fire, No One Injured

One fire appears to have been caused by a brake malfunction, while the other reportedly starts in the engine of the bus.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson September 11, 2019

School Bus Driver Killed, Several Students Injured in Rollover Crash

William "Chester" Cole of Mississippi dies after reportedly suffering from a heart attack that causes him to lose control of the bus, which veers off the road and into a ditch. Eight students aboard the bus are injured.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson September 6, 2019

HopSkipDrive Expands Ride Service to 3 Cities

The children’s ridesharing company launches its ride service in Phoenix, Houston, and Seattle.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson August 29, 2019

Longtime Driver Buried in Casket Decorated Like a School Bus

David Wright of Tennessee was laid to rest in a casket designed like a school bus after passing away on Aug. 13. He was 76.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson August 29, 2019

Arizona, Pennsylvania Districts to Roll Out School Bus Tracking App

Florence Unified School District #1 and Boyertown Area School District partner with technology solutions supplier CalAmp to roll out the “Here Comes the Bus” app on their buses.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson August 28, 2019

Maryland District to Equip Fleet With Stop-Arm Cameras

Montgomery County Public Schools will install stop-arm cameras on all of its school buses by the start of the 2019-20 school year.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson August 22, 2019

New York City Partners With Ridesharing Company for School Bus GPS, Tracking App

The city’s Department of Education teams up with Via to launch a new school bus routing, tracking, and communication platform, in addition to installing GPS systems on all of its school buses.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson August 16, 2019

Kentucky School Bus Driver Saves Family From Mobile Home Fire

Norman Miller, a driver with Lee County School District, stops his bus to extinguish a fire on the porch of a mobile home and rescue the family inside.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson August 15, 2019

Kentucky Lawmaker Seeks to Require Stop-Arm Cameras on School Buses

House Rep. Robert Goforth pushes for legislation that would require school districts to purchase and install stop-arm cameras on school buses by Aug. 1, 2023.

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