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Student School Bus Safety Video Project Wins Championship

Second-grade Kentucky students create a video with related teaching materials on school bus safety. The project wins the Kentucky Student Technology Leadership Program Championship.

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Newsby StaffDecember 25, 2017

Top 5 Likes/Reactions on <i>SBF</i>’s Facebook Page in 2017

Stories on a cash incentive based on attendance, a principal/substitute bus driver studying for his doctorate, and an accident that hospitalized students and a bus driver drew the most attention on the popular social media platform this year. 

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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2017

Top 5 Most-Viewed News Stories of 2017

News that drew the most traffic on the School Bus Fleet website this year covered an attendance-based cash incentive, Collins’ new low-floor bus, and student fatalities in the danger zone.  

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2017

High School Student Dubbed Hero for Helping Driver in School Bus Crash

Trey Halfhill of Kentucky helps a school bus driver after a crash that turned the bus on its side. He enters the bus and keeps the driver calm.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2017

Kentucky District Saves Over $63K With Propane School Buses

Crittenden County School District switches 11 buses in its fleet from diesel to propane as part of a state pilot and saves more than $63,000 over two years.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 21, 2017

School Bus Driver Saves Choking Boy

Rod Price of Kentucky is approached by a boy who is choking and turning blue and quickly performs the Heimlich maneuver on him.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 12, 2017

PSA Promotes School Bus Safety on Kentucky Airwaves

A state trooper takes to the radio to remind motorists to “stay alert so kids don’t get hurt.”

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserAugust 21, 2017

School Bus Maintenance Director to Retire After 44 Years

Ricky Courtwright, the director of vehicle maintenance at Marion County (Ky.) Public Schools, will retire in December. 

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserAugust 4, 2017

Student Jumps off Moving School Bus, Dies

The 16-year-old Kentucky student throws himself out of the front door and is killed when he hits the pavement. The driver was not at fault, police say.

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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2017

Billboards Remind Kentucky Drivers to Stop for School Buses

Across the state, 51 roadside signs show a stop arm with the message "It's not JUST a stop sign, it's a child's life."

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