Deputy rides school bus, monitors students
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — A Putnam County Sheriff’s deputy rode on an afternoon school bus run earlier this week to monitor the students’ behavior after a woman alleged that her daughter had received obscene phone calls from another student who rides the bus. To read the full story, click here.

Catholic students to ride public school buses
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Public Schools has developed an agreement with 12 local Catholic elementary schools to provide them with school bus service. The service will include afternoon drop-offs at day care facilities and will begin in September. To read the full story, click here.

Oregon district boosts pay for beginning bus drivers
EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene School Board increased the starting pay for its school bus drivers from $11.89 per hour to $12.71 per hour. The increase comes as the district struggles to recruit and maintain qualified applicants. To read the full story, click here.