Special-Needs Briefs — 4/7/08
School bus transporting special-needs passengers loses wheels STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — A school bus carrying 15 special-needs students and ad...
School bus transporting special-needs passengers loses wheels
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — A school bus carrying 15 special-needs students and adults last month lost its left rear wheels as it traveled through a residential area. Inspections for the bus were reportedly up-to-date. To read the full story, click here.
High school pushes to pave disabled student's rough road
TOPPENISH, Wash. — Officials at a local high school said they have stopped transporting a disabled student because the road leading to the mobile home park where he lives is unsafe for him to travel on. In an effort to prompt the park’s owners to pave the heavily-pitted road, school officials sent a copy of their correspondence to the U.S. Department of Justice. To read the full story, click here.
Special-needs student rescued during bus fire
DULUTH, Minn. — Three freshman who attend a local high school pulled a special-needs student from a smoke-filled school bus last month after the wheelchair ramp on the bus caught fire. To read the full story, click here.
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