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School Bus Safety & Severe Weather: Florence USD’s Monsoon Response
A late-fall monsoon tested Florence USD’s emergency preparedness. Here’s how training, communication, and teamwork kept 2,700 students safe.
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHA late-fall monsoon tested Florence USD’s emergency preparedness. Here’s how training, communication, and teamwork kept 2,700 students safe.
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Following a 2016 flood that devastated the state, East Baton Rouge Parish Schools saw a chance to replace its damaged diesel buses while shifting to a propane fleet.
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Many of Harrison County (Ky.) Schools' buses were in a tornado warning area, and the bus drivers safely took students inside nearby buildings.
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The transportation department at Missouri's Joplin Schools receives the 2014 Public Sector Excellence Award from Tyler Technologies for its creative use of the Versatrans transportation management system following a May 2011 tornado, including identifying students affected by the disaster and creating new routes around the damaged areas. Two more school districts are among the seven other award recipients.
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Last fall's massive storm on the East Coast created a surge of challenges for student transportation in New York City, from flooded bus yards and offices to fuel and equipment shortages. Here's an overview of the crisis and how the city's Office of Pupil Transportation responded.
Read More →The first day of school came late for many Florida school districts as hurricanes swept through the state last month.
Read More →Unexpected phenomena such as riots, strikes, tornadoes, earthquakes, snowstorms and other natural disasters can pose a threat to your operations. Here's how to prep.
Read More →Coordinated plans — rehearsed in tabletop and actual simulations — ensure that school bus operators can handle nature's nastiest surprises.
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