Bus Briefs — 3/11/09
School bus beating captured on video KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A 16-year-old has been charged with assault after a substitute school bus driver ...
School bus beating captured on video
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A 16-year-old has been charged with assault after a substitute school bus driver was punched repeatedly in her seat. The attack was captured on an REI BUS-WATCH surveillance system, which had just been installed in the school district’s buses in December and January. For more on this story, including footage of the attack, click here.
High school student invents bus alert device
LAWRENCE, N.Y. — High school junior Eric Forkosh won the grand prize and $1,500 for his Bus Alert! invention in an entrepreneurial contest. The hand-held unit notifies children and parents when the school bus is arriving. To read the full story, click here.
City police enact programs to prevent bus violence
PORTAGE, Mich. — In a press conference, Mayor Olga Velazquez and Police Chief Mark Becker announced the initiation of phone tip lines and other programs to prevent bullying, harassment and intimidation on school buses. To read the full story, click here.
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