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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2015

First Student gives children access to winter coats, free skating program

A driver in Minnesota organizes a coat drive for needy students. Meanwhile, the contractor provides students in Cincinnati with transportation to a free after-school ice skating program.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2015

Ohio district to test GPS app on school buses

North Ridgeville City Schools is testing GPS units on two of its buses for a proposed app that would show school bus locations and real-time arrival information. The district aims to improve communication with parents, help drivers stay on schedule and save on fuel costs.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 8, 2015

Stop-arm cameras still OK under law change in Ohio

A new law that takes effect in March will effectively end the use of cameras for traffic enforcement at red lights, but an exemption allows the continued use of school bus stop-arm cameras.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2014

First Student, Ohio district partner for coat drive

The contractor partnered with Cincinnati Public Schools to hold a coat drive to benefit nearly 150 students in the district. First Student employees collected coats at the company's four Cincinnati-area locations.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserNovember 24, 2014

Drivers rescue cat from bus engine

Two Westlake (Ohio) City Schools bus drivers help save the life of a cat who suffers a broken leg and tail after getting caught in a school bus engine. The drivers are raising money to cover the medical costs for her recovery, and one driver has adopted the cat.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2014

Nonprofit helps district add propane buses, save money

Clean Fuels Ohio helped Pike-Delta-York Schools obtain funding to buy three propane buses and build a propane fueling station. The district is seeing annual reductions in fuel and operating costs.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2014

Ohio school bus service company earns state commendation

After 25 years in business, Bobby’s Truck and Bus Repair is getting some high-profile accolades, including an official commendation from Ohio state Rep. Rex Damschroder.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2014

Drivers attend funeral for Ohio bus driver who died saving student

A line of school buses were parked outside funeral services held for school bus driver Laura Zborowski, who was killed last week when she was run over by her school bus at Middlebury Academy in Akron. The program for the service said that Zborowski “died as she lived, putting the needs of others before her own.”

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 18, 2014

Bus driver dies after saving student from rolling bus

In Akron, Ohio, school bus driver Laura Zborowski was conducting emergency evacuation drills with students when the bus began to roll. Police say that Zborowski pushed a 10-year-old girl out of the path of the bus and attempted to board the bus to stop it, but the driver was pulled under the vehicle.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2014

Ohio bus driver accused of forcing kids to sit on hot bus

The driver resigned after a student said they were forced to sit in a hot bus in 90-plus degree weather with the windows up as punishment for misbehaving. The father of a student wanted to remain anonymous but said his daughter fell ill after her bus ride home.

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