District implements new child-check policy for bus drivers
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Following an incident wherein a 3-year-old girl was left on a school bus for more than two hours, a local school district has implemented new policies to prevent future occurrences. Under one policy, the district has put child-check reminder signs at the back of school buses, and drivers are required to bring the signs to the front of their buses at the end of the their routes. To read the full story, click here.

Student falls out of emergency exit on moving school bus
MIAMI — A 13-year-old student fell out of her school bus though the rear emergency exit last week while the vehicle was moving, reportedly sustaining brain trauma. An attorney for the girl’s family said the driver was operating the bus with the emergency door open and had asked the girl to close it. To read the full story, click here.

Florida district to launch bus stop ID program
LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. — Pasco County Schools will implement a program this fall to help prevent students from boarding and disembarking their school bus at the wrong stop. Under the program, each of the district’s elementary school buses will have a color assigned to it, and children riding those buses will receive corresponding color-coded tags with their names and bus stop codes to attach to their backpacks. To read the full story, click here.