ONLINE Heroes & Heartbreak
Heroes Third graders at Beechwood City Schools near Cleveland learned about the legislative process by recommending that their local city council require the installation of seatbelts on school buses. The proposal calls for the city to pay up to $250,000 to install the lap/shoulder belt systems on the district’s new school buses over time. Read the story at
stnonline.com/go/65.
School bus driver Jerry Martin (left) at Copperas Cove ISD in Texas mowed the lawn at one of his bus stops, so his students don’t have to stand in tall grass and weeds. A home on the nearby property is vacant and the area around the bus stop was not being maintained.
Get Social! School districts are turning to social media to announce their own home-grown heroes.
Heartbreak
The first reported student fatality of this school year occurred in Moultrie County, Illinois, when an SUV collided with a school bus. A 5-year-old student rider and the SUV driver died at the scene. Read the full article at
stnonline.com/go/61.
Mississippi school bus driver Chester Cole, 63, died after reportedly suffering a medical emergency behind the wheel. The school bus drove off the highway and rolled-over several times. Eight children were injured. ... Ohio driver John Klinedinst, 54, was stabbed to death on the front porch of his home as he was leaving for work. Investigators allege a murder-for-hire plot. Visit
stnonline.com/go/wr to read more. ... Alabama school bus driver Kimberleigh Welch, 32, died on Oct. 10 after a car cut her off near an offramp on Interstate 65. The vehicles collided and the bus overturned. Welch had just finished dropping students off at their school. The other driver was arrested and was charged with vehicular homicide. Read more at
stnonline.com/go/64.
Fall Conference Updates Review information collected during industry meetings this month in Columbus, Ohio, and view onsite photo galleries by visiting
stnonline.com/tag/columbus19. Read the STN Show Reporter online at
stnonline.com/digital-editions to learn more about local bus operations, current industry events and trends.
14 School Transportation News • NOVEMBER 2019
Go Green Michigan recently welcomed its first electric school buses with the help of the Volkswagen Mitigation Trust Fund money. First Student also launched an initiative to test all-electric vehicles. Visit
stnonline.com/green- bus to read more. Turn to page 32 in this issue for further details about the adoption of electric vehicles in pupil transportation, and how utility companies are helping to meet demands.
Employees at Madison City Schools in Alabama wanted to cool down students for the hot bus ride home. So Walmart and Publix donated bottles of water to the transportation department, to help ensure the children would be properly hydrated during the record- breaking heat last month.
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