Bus Briefs — 3/26/09

Chinese TV reporters inquire about school buses CENTRAL VALLEY, N.Y. — Reporters and a film crew for China Central Television (CCTV), the...

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March 26, 2009

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Chinese TV reporters inquire about school buses
CENTRAL VALLEY, N.Y. — Reporters and a film crew for China Central Television (CCTV), the country’s state TV station, visited Monroe-Woodbury School District last week to learn more about yellow school buses and the pupil transportation system in the U.S. A former CCTV reporter said that China is considering adopting such a system. To read the full story, click here.

Students advocate school bus transportation
SAN DIEGO — A group of elementary school students who attend a magnet school within San Diego Unified School District have written letters to the district’s board members in support of its magnet school bus transportation. The service is in danger of being cut due to the district’s tight budget. To read the full story, click here.

Parents organize appreciation breakfast for bus drivers
RAYNHAM, Mass. — Twenty Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District bus drivers were recently treated to an appreciation breakfast. The annual event is organized by parents whose children attend schools within the district. To read the full story, click here.

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