School Bus Fleet Blog

Wes Platt
Former Executive Editor
[Archives] Join us in an open-ended conversation about children and school buses – and the people who bring them together from SBF's editorial team and guest authors.

Wes Platt
Former Executive Editor
[Archives] Join us in an open-ended conversation about children and school buses – and the people who bring them together from SBF's editorial team and guest authors.
It seems counterintuitive to deter districts from using fees to keep their bus programs running. If a district can’t afford to continue providing free rides and has to cut transportation, no one wins.
Read More →Here at SBF, we’ve been blogging quite a bit about road safety and safe driving, a particularly good topic in light of the school year ramping up. Bus drivers face the prospect of encountering not-so-friendly fellow motorists on our nation’s roads . . .
Read More →As someone who drives a relatively small car, I’m often apprehensive around SUVs and large trucks because many of the drivers are aggressive and they whip in and out of lanes like they own the road. This got me thinking...
Read More →What else can be done to protect students from stop-arm runners while they cross the street? There’s one approach that, despite its long record of effectiveness, is only required in one state.
Read More →I got caught up in an interesting reality TV show this spring that followed celebrity chef Jamie Oliver as he worked to change the school food system in Huntington, W.Va. . . .
Read More →A news source reported in April that disciplinary action was taken against three students for bullying a boy with Down syndrome while riding a school bus. As part of their punishment, the students were required to write a report on Down syndrome.
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