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Summit School Services recognized more than 5,500 drivers and monitors with safety awards after meeting accident- and injury-free performance standards over the past three years.
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Provides information on the number of students killed in school bus loading and unloading accidents in the U.S. The findings come from the National School Bus Loading and Unloading Survey, which the Kansas State Department of Education’s School Bus Safety Education Unit compiles each year.
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Provides the total number of buses sold in the U.S. and Canada for the year. Also provides a breakdown of bus sales by type (Type A/B, Type C and Type D) in the U.S. and Canada.
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We asked state pupil transportation directors which agencies in their state perform various pupil transportation duties, such as which agency allocates state funding for pupil transportation and which certifies school bus drivers. Included is a breakdown for those who responded.
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This survey is sent to directors and managers at school district transportation departments. Topics covered in this survey include starting driver pay and director salary, bus-to-dispatcher ratio and driver shortage.
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Officials say the school bus contractor’s five and a half year agreement with Peach County Schools in Fort Valley is its first in the state, and that Durham now operates in 32 states. Durham operates 38 routes for Peach County Schools, transporting 3,500 students daily.
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The deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut last Friday brought school security back into the public eye. Here, school transportation officials from around the country talk about what their districts have done in response to the tragedy.
Read More →The driver is reportedly starting his morning route when the incident occurs. No children are on the bus, and no one is injured, but the bear is later found and euthanized due to the severity of its injuries.
Read More →The New York Association for Pupil Transportation is concerned that the report questions the value of school transportation and challenges the financial and management decisions made by transportation and school administrators. The association proposes changes to state mandates that it believes will save school districts $200 to $250 million.
Read More →Drivers for David Douglas School District #40 in Portland, Ore., adopt 50 children this year as part of the transportation operation’s adopt-a-family program. Driver Trainer Kathy Calkins tells SBF that all parents get a scarf and gloves or a hat, students get coats and three gifts, and babies receive warm clothing or a toy.
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