MENU
SEARCHMENUSEARCHLoading data...
The law, which was intended to address safety problems in metropolitan areas, prohibits school bus drivers from loading or unloading students at school or near their homes in a way that would cause them to have to cross traffic lanes. School districts statewide are concerned that the law will cause them to double their travel times, increase their budgets and inconvenience parents.
Read More →
Douglas County School District deploys buses and drivers to transport motorists who are stuck on highways to shelters.
Read More →District operations in Texas, Pennsylvania and Florida are among the fleets recognized for exemplary performance. One school bus fleet official says of the list, "Going through the application process helps us strive for perfection. I feel our operation is moving forward."
Read More →The danger of stop-arm running is the focus of this PSA from Chesterfield County (Va.) Public Schools and Chesterfield County Police.
Read More →The mother of two teens killed when their car crashed into a school bus speaks to Michigan lawmakers about legislation that would add a new, lower level of bright flashing rear lights to new school buses. If passed, the legislation would be called the Privacky Law, after the two crash victims.
Read More →Beginning in November, the State Department of Education's "Get on Board" pilot program will provide school transportation to about 200 more students. The first phase of the initiative restored service to about 350 students at the beginning of the school year.
Read More →Patrice Sanders will serve 21 months in prison for her actions in the incident, and she must then serve four years’ probation. After two girls began fighting on the bus, Sanders drove them and the other passengers to her house, ordered everyone off the bus and allowed the girls to fight in her front yard.
Read More →Marietta City Schools adds Bus Clean Air Needlepoint Ionization systems on all 67 of its buses to combat COVID-19 and improve onboard safety.
Read More →The CEO of Student Transportation Inc. says that many school bus operations need to replace their aging vehicles, embrace new technologies, and “totally rethink routing” to become more efficient.
Read More →The boy, who has special needs, falls asleep on the way to school, and the driver and aide discover him after returning from lunch about 30 minutes later. They are placed on administrative leave and terminated the next day.
Read More →