SCHOOL BUS

Klein ISD is using a new training tool for bus drivers to keep drivers, students and community members safe on the roads.

A first-grader finished out his first week of the new school year alone and asleep on an Aldine ISD school bus last Friday.

Back to school time is among us, and with many schools opting for in-person classes, the bustle is back.

CONROE, Texas – A 6-year-old girl is dead after she was run over by a school bus Tuesday morning in Conroe, police told KPRC 2. Police said the bus driver didn’t see Sophia run in front of the bus and started driving off when the bus ran her. Investigators interviewed eyewitnesses and reviewed dashcam video from the school bus. Conroe police released a statement that read, in part, “It appears that the child lives near the bus stop and ran in front of the school bus as it was departing from the pick-up location. The Conroe Police Department sends prayers to the family, witnesses, and emergency responders for this tragedy.

HOUSTON Its been a problem in this neighborhood, according to Fort Bend County resident Dina Gusten. She lives in the Sienna neighborhood and says shes seen a significant amount of crashes in the Sienna Village of Anderson Springs. I am concerned about drivers and I think everyone needs to be on the same page and be re-educated on what theyre supposed to do since school is coming up, Gusten said. This is why its so important to share this information with drivers, as select students will be heading back to school soon. So, here are the dos and donts, according to Texas Department of Transportation:

For 55 years, residents of his small town of 1,170 trusted him to bus their children to and from school. He was a school bus driver from 1949 to 2005. It's painted yellow with black hinges, with the same lettering that appeared on Davis's 1949 school bus. The model is fitting for long-time drivers: Another bus driver of 50 years, David Wright of Tennessee, was laid to rest in a school bus-styled casket in August. If he couldn’t have the service inside of a school bus, his casket may be the next-best thing.

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – Several students were injured when the school bus they were in rear-ended another vehicle. Fort Bend Independent School District officials said the wreck happened on F.M. The students on the bus attend Elkins High School, officials said. The other 29 students on the bus were assessed at the scene and released. School district officials said none of the injuries was serious.