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Newsby Thomas McMahonJuly 15, 2015

Girl escapes possible abduction at school bus stop

While the girl waited for her bus, a man allegedly tried to force her to come with him, but the girl broke free and ran home. Police are searching for the suspect.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2015

Safe Fleet, subsidiaries launch anti-bullying program

“United Against Bullying” will offer tools, resources and funding to support initiatives to prevent bullying and abusive behavior. The program will include grant awards and a coloring contest.

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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2015

Student honored for actions after school bus crash

Shayne Pierre, 15, received an award from the Montana Highway Patrol for assisting the injured drunken driver of the other vehicle, then returning to the bus to get the students to exit because he had noticed gasoline leaking from the vehicles.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJuly 13, 2015

North Carolina approves revised school bus crossing procedure

The state’s board of education approved policy revisions requiring bus drivers to use hand signals to help students safely cross the street and for student safety training to be documented.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJuly 11, 2015

NHTSA to hold meeting on school bus seat belts

The public meeting will “address the challenges and barriers that have prevented schools from taking action to install three-point seat belt systems in school buses,” according to NHTSA.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2015

Virginia district rolls out stop-arm camera program

Arlington Public Schools rolled out the program using American Traffic Solutions’ CrossingGuard. Citations will be issued after a two-month warning period, as the school year begins.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2015

School board member convicted of passing stopped school bus

Tichi Pinkney Eppes of Virginia said she waited behind the bus and that it looked empty, but the police officer who issued the citation testified that there were children exiting at the time. She is planning to appeal.

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Videosby StaffJuly 8, 2015

New School Bus Boarding Procedure at North Carolina District, No. 3

Wake County Public School System students and their bus driver explain the district's new procedure for boarding the school bus. This video, one of three that cover the information, shows a new switch the driver will use.

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Videosby StaffJuly 7, 2015

New School Bus Boarding Procedure at North Carolina District, No. 1

Wake County Public School System students and their bus driver explain the district's new procedure for boarding the school bus.

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