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Heroes A bus driver in Jacksonville, Florida decorated her school bus
for the fifth birthday of one of her students, Anna Hopson. The pre-kindergarten student has Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a neuromuscular disorder that leads to loss of muscle tissue and touch sensation across various parts of the body. Elsewhere, two grocery stores in Nebraska raised over $40,000 and stuffed 12 school buses full of supplies to be donated to the Nebraska Flood Relief. The flood swept through the state during the week of March 21 and caused over $1 billion in damage.
Heartbreak A student in Houston was hit by a car that drove around a school bus that was stopped with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended. The victim was transported to the hospital and has remained there at this report. A 4-year-old boy was killed in New York after exiting from the school bus and improperly walking behind the vehicle. The student was hit by the driver of a church van, who mistook the gas pedal for the brake pedal. The boy was pinned between the school bus and the van. A 6-year-old student in Wyoming was pronounced dead one
week after chasing after her school bus, falling and being pulled under it. Read more wire reports at
stnonline.com/go/wr.
Hot Topic: School Bus Stop Safety A Florida community came together after the death of
two young girls, who were hit by motorists while walk- ing from or waiting at a school bus stop. One way the community improved the safety of school bus stops was to install benches at school bus stops, to give students a safe place to sit and wait for their rides. Read more by visiting
stnonline.com/go/56.
Other states are starting their own initiatives to make school bus stops safer in their communities. Students in North Carolina created a smart school bus sign that flashes when the school bus approaches, to alert other motorists. A school district in Ohio created a school bus stop safety campaign, “When Big Yellow Stops, Everyone Stops,” to help raise awareness and improve safety. Visit
stnonline.com/tag/bus-stops to read more.
14 School Transportation News • JUNE 2019
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