Bus Briefs — 5/3/07
Parents form human chain at school bus stop SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. — Several parents have formed a human roadblock across a busy highway north...
Parents form human chain at school bus stop
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. — Several parents have formed a human roadblock across a busy highway north of Shippensburg every day for the past two and a half months to protect their children who must cross the road to get to and from their school bus. In response, the Shippensburg Area School District has rearranged the route, and the bus will make stops on both sides of the highway. To read the full story, click here.
Bus driver helps child choking on candy
BIXBY, Okla. — On April 24, bus driver Fred Anderson saved the life of Garrett Raynor, 9, when the child walked to the front of the bus holding his throat, saying that he was choking on a piece of candy. Before emergency responders arrived, Anderson administered the Heimlich maneuver and was prepared to perform CPR if necessary. To read the full story, click here.
School bus driver stabbed to death
WILMINGTON, Del. — A school bus driver's ex-boyfriend, recently charged with threatening to kill her, was arrested Wednesday in her stabbing death. Elizabeth Ware, 31, was driving her bus to pick up students who attend Shue-Medill Middle School in Wilmington, and no children were on the bus at the time of the slaying, school officials said. To read the full story, click here.
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