School Bus Safety is Vital
2012-06-01 |
When parents drop their children off at the bus stop, many take for granted that the young people will make it to school without a hitch. However, in some cases, unexpected crashes will happen, leaving in its wake injured kids and more questions than answers.
In one recent example, a school bus in Roanoke, Virginia, crashed into a ditch and rolled onto its roof, leaving several students injured, the Roanoke Times reports. Following the accident, the bus driver, Mary Elizabeth Esque, was placed under arrest for reckless driving.
"We routinely monitor national, state and regional feedback on this topic," Botetourt County schools Superintendent Tony Brads said in an interview with the paper. "From what we currently see and hear, the pros continue to outweigh the cons regarding not adding seat belts on our larger buses."
In Minnesota, a recent bus crash was even more tragic. The Pioneer Press reports that a bus accident that caused a chain-reaction crash resulted inthe death of a woman in St. Paul.
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