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The securement supplier will honor a special-needs school bus driver for their standout service for the fourth year in a row. The winner will receive $1,000.
Read More →Bus monitor Yesenia Garcia spots smoke coming from a mobile home, and driver Roseann Rios runs into the house with a fire extinguisher and douses a burning clothes dryer. After calling the fire department, Rios continues her work for the day and then buys the family who lives in the mobile home a turkey for Thanksgiving.
Read More →Armando Abel Ramirez pleaded not guilty to the felony count of dependent abuse causing death for the death of autistic student Hun Joon (Paul) Lee, who was left inside a hot school bus in California.
Read More →One of the many challenges of transporting students with disabilities is properly spec'ing the school bus, which must be equipped to meet the varying demands of disabled children.
Read More →These tips on training, equipment, communication, information and program monitoring can improve the safety and efficiency of your operation.
Read More →A Hillsborough County (Fla.) Public Schools driver did not conduct a sweep of the bus after transporting students to their elementary school, and didn’t see the 9-year-old child sleeping on one of the rear seats when the bus stopped at the school. The driver continued on to pick up more students and transport them to their school, and, 40 minutes later, noticed the child and took her back to her school. The district is conducting an investigation.
Read More →Rick Waite’s stint as Santa Claus began three years ago when he decided to grow out his beard. He says he sings to the students he transports and listens to their requests for Christmas, but his primary goal is to make sure they leave the bus feeling better than they did when they got on board.
Read More →Kay Brown is praised for safely evacuating the students from her bus after she notices smoke coming from the engine compartment. The bus erupts into flames a short time later.
Read More →Sharon Lackey of Kansas is given the title by a local news source. She is also presented with an award for 40 years of service.
Read More →Fourteen students are on board when fire breaks out. The bus team begins the evacuation, and neighbors step in to help.
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