School districts implement proactive tools to increase student safety at school bus stops


Written by Debbie Curtis


I 30 School Transportation News • APRIL 2021


n one single day across 39 states, more than 95,000 incidents of illegal passing occurred, according to a 2019 National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services survey. For decades, illegal passing has been a frustrating and


potentially deadly occurrence that usually didn’t result in any im- provements in the law, unless the incident was horrific enough to make the nightly television news. Even after learning the devast- ing consequences of an illegal passing incident that took young lives, some drivers still ultimately ignore the dazzling array of lights on a school bus and drive through while students are crossing. In the classroom, teachers rely on an arsenal of attention-grabbing phrases such as, “Hocus-Pocus,” to which the children respond, “Everybody focus.” What proactive magic can student transporters use to help children have a safe space to load and unload? They can certainly take advantage of new technology and build- ing better relationships with local law enforcement. Transportation Director Brian King has seen a significant decrease in the number


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