School bus evacuation drills, a drive-by parade, and special bus driver shout-outs marked NAPT’s National School Bus Safety Week.
Activities of note included a briefing with law enforcement, distributing illuminated wristbands, and events recognizing bus drivers and monitors.
School Bus Fleet delves into the work of game-changing industry professionals who are dedicated to advancing the safety and efficiency of the yellow bus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bondurant-Farrar Community School District Director of Transportation Mary Jo Hetrick covers steps to take in different types of school bus evacuations. She worked with some of the district’s middle school students and Kyle Seidl, Bondurant-Farrar’s technology integrationist, to create the video.
School bus companies in Iowa and Texas implement safety and sanitization protocols with few challenges despite the pandemic. Employee adaptability and teamwork have helped.
The 17th National Congress on School Transportation is tentatively rescheduled for May 2021. Meanwhile, the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services annual stop-arm survey will not be conducted this year.
The recent Oregon Pupil Transportation Association Workshop covered topics ranging from responding to a school shooting and a fatal school bus fire to clarify confusing information on CBD oil.
Riverside Community School District reaches a settlement with the family of a student who died in a 2017 school bus fire.
Carson Fulcher, an Iowa high school student, is reported for a stop-arm violation. As part of his community service, he creates a video that educates on stopping for stopped buses.
An Iowa high school student who illegally passed a school bus created a video as part of his community service detailing how to drive safely around school buses to help others.