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.
The Michigan-based school bus company partners with Schuler Books to present the Dean Transportation Story Time Series. Bus drivers read children’s books in videos on the school bus company’s Facebook page.
The Michigan contractor’s drivers have brought meals to 23 communities up to five days a week. Dean Transportation has rallied nearly 150 staff members to drive the buses and package and distribute meals.
Schoolcraft Community Schools teaches drivers to use Zoom and Google Classroom to help students with their schoolwork and communicate with them about social-emotional needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dean Transportation teaches drivers and aides the skills so they can better understand what a variety of students experience on the school bus.
Russ Clark, a driver for Rockford Public Schools, is named 2019 Education Support Staff Professional of the Year by the Michigan Department of Education.
From holiday parades to toy drives, school buses and those who drive them get festive for the holidays.
The proposed package of legislation aims to restrict who can board and stiffen penalties on those who do so unlawfully, crack down on motorists who illegally pass buses, and allow stop-arm cameras.