PHOTOS: Back to School 2019

On Aug. 24, Gloucester County (Va.) Public Schools celebrated its annual Back to School Collection Drive to gather school supplies for students in need. Photo courtesy Tanya Deckard

The team also kicked off the school year with a cheerful group photo in front of the district’s buses. Photo courtesy Allen ISD

Less than a week before the first day of school, Chuck O’Neill, the transportation director for Williamson (N.Y.) Central School District, captured this shot of one of the district’s buses parked under the sunrise.

For the first time ever, Pflugerville (Texas) ISD launched its own transportation department and fleet of 159 buses for the 2019-20 school year. Photo courtesy Pflugerville ISD Community Relations

First Student continued its fifth annual Safety Dog Bus Tour, a tour designed to reinforce safe school bus behavior, with a stop at Osseo Area Schools in Brooklyn Park, Minn., on Sept. 19. Photo courtesy First Student

Deer Valley (Ariz.) Unified School District's transportation department came ready to show their team spirit by wearing matching T-shirts at the district’s Back to School Rally held on Aug. 1. Photo courtesy Gayle Galligan

The transportation team at Allen (Texas) Independent School District (ISD) attended a mandatory CPR training during the first week of school to brush up on their safety skills. Photo courtesy Kyle Pursifull

Transportation staff members were on-hand during the first day to ensure student pick ups and drop offs went smoothly. Photo courtesy Pflugerville ISD Community Relations

During the tour event, students had the chance to board the school bus and practice the new safety skills they learned. Photo courtesy First Student

Indianola (Iowa) Community School District displayed this bus during the district’s homecoming parade on Sept. 19 to raise awareness about illegal school bus passing. Photo courtesy Ron Swartz