Bus driver ensures special-needs students’ safety during tornado
EDMOND, Okla. — School bus driver Cynthia Wiggs was praised last month for keeping her special-needs students safe on their route home. Wiggs unloaded the students from the bus and kept them behind the counter in a nearby store until a tornado passed. To read the full story, click here.

Ohio district employees undergo rigorous training in special needs
NORTH LIMA, Ohio — Veteran bus driver Janet Freedy is one of several transportation staff members and other employees at South Range Local School District who are participating in advanced training sessions to help them better understand and interact with special-needs students. In December, Freedy was struck in the face by a 12-year-old autistic boy, but she remains passionate about her job. To read the full story, click here.

Bus driver, special-needs monitor resign following Taser incident
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — School bus driver Vicki Whittemore and Mary Eastwood, a special-education monitor for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, resigned last month after district officials questioned them about allegedly having a Taser on their bus. To read the full story, click here.