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Houston School District Reviewing More Bus Routes
Posted on · District managers hope to finish the review and make any changes by February.
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Union Leader Urges Houston School District To Cross-Train Custodians As Bus Drivers
Posted on · Earlier this fall, the interim transportation chief, John Wilcots, said that the district needed to hire about another 120 drivers.
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A Nearly Three-Hour School Bus Ride Turns Into A Medical Emergency
Posted on · The latest incident reveals that the Houston Independent School District has yet to fix problems with its reorganized transportation system, three months after the start of school.
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Houston School District Expands Effort To Improve Bus System With Student Badges
Posted on · This badge system started as a pilot in October with about two dozen schools. Now, it has expanded district-wide.
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Some Houston Parents Want School District To Start Over On Bus System
Posted on · HISD has been trying to recruit more bus drivers to make sure all routes are staffed.
Education News
Parents Continue to Struggle with New Houston School Bus System
Posted on · The Houston school district has said that they’re reviewing the bus system daily to try and improve efficiency, and additional changes are expected.
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Families Struggle with Delays, Changing Routes with Houston District’s New School Bus System
Posted on · The superintendent for Houston schools apologized for any "inconvenience" in a letter to families this week
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Seven Injured In School Bus Accident In Southwest Houston
Posted on · The accident happened at the intersection of Blueridge Road and Briargate Drive
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Garbage Truck Flips After Crash With Spring Branch ISD School Bus
Posted on · Spring Branch ISD school bus has been involved in a wreck with a garbage truck in west Houston
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Seat Belt Law For School Buses Passes Texas Legislature
Posted on · Texas' newest seat belt law has reached Governor Greg Abbott's desk. If it's not vetoed, it will take effect in this September.
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Why Don’t More Texas School Buses Have Seat Belts?
Posted on · After deadly accidents in Texas, including one in Houston, we looked at what state lawmakers did in the past (and are doing now) to protect children.
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Custody Deaths and Affordable Housing: Wednesday’s Show (August 24, 2016)
Posted on · There's a new database documenting the deaths of Texas citizens in two types of situations: deaths as a result of encounters with law enforcement (such as the use of deadly force) and deaths that occur while in law enforcement custody (such as in jail or in prison). The database, called the Texas Justice Initiative, says […]
Houston Matters
Why Aren’t There Seat Belts in All School Buses?
Posted on · Nearly three months after a fatal school bus wreck, HISD is now recommending a new policy to install three-point seat belts in any new school buses the district acquires. That decision came on the heels of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration changing its stance on seat belt use, recommending that all school buses be […]
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Seat Belts on Buses and Heights Preservation: Thursday’s Show (December 3, 2015)
Posted on · Months after a fatal school bus wreck, HISD’s board approved a policy requiring three-point seat belts in any new school buses the district buys. The decision came on the heels of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration changing its stance on seat belt use. The NHTSA now says all school buses should have three-point belts, […]
Transportation
In Wake of Fatal Bus Crash, Houston Union Leader Calls for Mandatory Seat Belts
Posted on · Since September 2010, new buses have to have belts – but only if the state agrees to pay for them. HISD doesn't require students to wear them.