Bus Briefs — 11/15/07
Florida district endures school bus bomb scare KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Osceola County School District's buses were searched earlier this week a...
Florida district endures school bus bomb scare
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Osceola County School District's buses were searched earlier this week after the local sheriff's department received a telephone call from an individual who claimed that there were 15 bombs on the district's buses. The threat is one of more than 10 that have occurred over the past year in the district. To read the full story, click here.
North Carolina school system implements seat belt pilot program
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Elementary school students in Cumberland County rode buses equipped with seat belts on their way home from school on Tuesday. The children are participating in a pilot program to evaluate the belts' effectiveness. To read the full story, click here.
Bus drivers honored for actions during freeway crash
VISALIA, Calif. — Three bus drivers who saved a group of high school students from injury during a 108-car pileup that occurred earlier this month were recognized during the Visalia Unified School District's recent board of trustees meeting. Dense fog prompted the collision, which killed two people. To read the full story, click here.
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