INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS ‘Stomp Out’ Bullying Police Riding on School Buses to Crack


Down on Passing Motorists Last month Georgia State Patrol troopers boarded school


buses in McDuffie County to crack down on drivers who aren’t stopping for a school bus signal. Two fatal accidents involving buses and one serious accident last year had already made school bus safety an issue before the state asked all school systems to give a snapshot of daily violations near the end of the 2010-11 school year. Drivers who are caught face a $450 fine and six points, which


is the highest point-carrying violation, on their driver’s license. Georgia drivers are only allowed 15 points in a 24-month period. Te Georgia State Patrol plans to eventually expand its focus on school bus-involved violations to other local counties. Meanwhile, in Gilpin and Leechburgh, Pa., police officers could


Last month, employees at various Student Transportation Inc. operations across the country, such as above in Santa Maria, Calif., donned blue shirts to reiterate company policy that aims to “stomp out” bullying on school buses.


soon be riding on school buses to look for motorists who ille- gally pass stopped buses and commit other safety violations. In September, the Leechburgh Area School District board approved having district administrators develop a school bus safety pro- gram with the three police departments in the communities that comprise the district. Te officers would make sure motorists are abiding by the law and deter unruly behavior on buses. It is un- known at this writing if the officers would remain armed.


18 School Transportation News Magazine November 2011


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