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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2015

Durham donates school bus to non-profit

The contractor donated a newly retrofitted school bus to Knowledge Quest, an educational non-profit organization in Tennessee. Bridgestone Tires donated new tires for the bus.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2015

85% of Michigan school buses pass inspection

State police completed 15,987 safety inspections during the 2014-15 school year, as well as an additional 730 re-inspections of buses that failed the initial inspection, officials said.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2015

School bus driver accused of continuing route after crash

The Indiana driver was suspended and is facing several charges for allegedly striking a guide wire to a utility pole, then continuing her route without reporting the collision. No one was hurt in the incident.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 22, 2015

School bus driver cited, fired after crashing into pond

Officials say that the Hillsborough County (Fla.) Public Schools driver apparently hit the accelerator while hitting the brake before careening into a pond with 27 students on board.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2015

2 mothers accused of attacking school bus driver

The women have been charged with assault and interfering with a school bus after allegedly punching a Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.) Schools bus driver in the face and upper body. They tried to talk to the driver about a complaint from their children and boarded the bus.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2015

Safe Fleet announces Part 1 winner of anti-bullying coloring contest

The winning entry in the “United Against Bullying” contest was submitted by Allison McKenna Fox from Meridian Middle School in Lynden, Washington. Part 2 of the contest will launch in October, which is National Bullying Prevention Month.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2015

School bus driver is fired after video shows her running stop sign

The Ohio bus driver rolls through a stop sign and is recorded by a parent, who posts the video on Facebook. It gets more than 65,000 views, and the bus driver is let go soon afterward.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2015

School bus crashes into pond

It is not yet clear what caused a Florida school bus carrying 27 students to run off the road and into the water. A 10-year-old student was able to bring three of his fellow students to safety, and no one was seriously injured.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2015

School bus seats slashed at North Carolina district

Nearly 400 seats were cut on 17 school buses, causing about $50,000 of damage. Seats on only one of the buses could be temporarily repaired for the morning route, and the other 16 buses were replaced by spares.

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