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School Bus Loading Zone Trends
The Kansas State Department of Education (ksde.org) with help from the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS.org) has performed an annual, national service for over five decades by collecting, analyzing and sharing reports on school bus fatalities in and around school bus loading and unloading zones. From their reporting, bus safety educators have learned that loading and unloading...
Long Bus Routes and Sleep Deprivation
Just like physical activity, sleep plays a crucial role in maintaining wellbeing. Over 30 years of cumulative research shows that multiple school-related factors are responsible for children getting inadequate sleep. Major culprits include: Early school start times...
Why Doesn’t Every Child Ride Your Bus?
Recent estimates peg the number of students who ride the school bus in the US at 25 million, just over 50% of the total 49.9 million American school children aged 5‒17. Estimated users of active transport are 5.3 million or roughly 10.7% of students, including those...
