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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 16, 2017

School Bus Driver, Transportation Director Out After Idaho Crash

Blaine County School District launches an internal investigation after the crash that injured a dozen students. The superintendent says the driver and transportation director are no longer with the district.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 15, 2017

Motorcoach Carrying Students Overturns, Injures 30

The motorcoach, which is transporting eighth-grade students from Philadelphia on a class trip, overturns in Maryland. Two of the injured passengers are airlifted to hospitals.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 9, 2017

Tennessee Lawmaker Pulls Mandatory School Bus Seat Belt Bill

Rep. JoAnne Favors removes her proposed bill, which would require that school buses be equipped with a “restraint system,” from consideration for the rest of the year due to lack of committee support.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 2, 2017

Police: Former Cop Strikes Students at School Bus Stop, 1 Dies

John Camfield of Florida is arrested after reportedly driving into a group of students while allegedly being under the influence of alcohol, killing one of them.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 21, 2017

Police: Driver Overcorrected in School Bus Rollover

A dozen junior high track athletes are injured when their school bus overturns on an Idaho highway.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 18, 2017

Tennessee School Bus Bills Advance

A bill that would raise the minimum age for new school bus drivers in the state passes unanimously in the House. Another bill that would require restraints on school buses passes a committee vote.

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2017

NTSB Issues 3 Recommendations in Response to Baltimore School Bus Crash

Baltimore City Public Schools receives an urgent recommendation for an audit of its transportation department. Two other recommendations aim to strengthen the driver qualification process.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 6, 2017

Retrofit Requirement Dropped From Tennessee School Bus Seat Belt Bill

A Chattanooga lawmaker’s seat belt proposal passes a state Senate committee after shedding a clause that would have required retrofitting of existing school buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 3, 2017

School Bus Driver Who Crashed Into Pond Found Not Guilty

A Florida judge rules that Lenoir Sainfirmin is not guilty of a charge of reckless driving that is based on a Sept, 17, 2015 incident in which the driver crashed into a pond, citing a lack of evidence. 

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Newsby StaffMarch 31, 2017

2 Students Fatally Struck by Truck While Running Toward School Bus

The 6-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl run into a Virginia road when they see their school bus approaching, yellow lights flashing, in the opposite lane. A tractor-trailer driving in that lane is unable to stop in time. 

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