Dallas ISD Dealing With Bus Driver Shortage
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Three days into the new school year, the Dallas Independent School District is short as many as 100 bus drivers to take students to and from school. The district was asking...
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Student Killed After Mesquite School Bus Crashes, Catches Fire
MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) – One student died Wednesday afternoon when a Mesquite ISD school bus crashed and caught fire after the bus struck a power line. Three other students were injured. It happened...
View ArticleVideo Shows School Bus Swept Away By Floodwaters
LEANDER, Texas (AP) — Dash cam video shows what happened when a school bus driver ignored a barricade and drove into a flooded road in Texas. It occurred October 16 as heavy rain caused flooding around...
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Indiana Girl, Twin Brothers Killed While Crossing Street To School Bus
ROCHESTER, Ind. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — It was a tragedy that brought even first responders to tears. A 9-year-old girl and her twin 6-year-old brothers were struck and killed by a pickup truck as they...
View Article6-Year-Old Struck By Vehicle While Crossing Street To Board School Bus In...
BENBROOK, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A six-year-old boy in Benbrook was injured Friday morning after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street to board a school bus. Police responded to the...
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Mechanical Issue Caused Last Month’s Fire On North Texas School Bus
COPPELL, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A mechanical issue sparked a fire on a Durham School Services school bus two weeks ago, the Coppell ISD Superintendent told parents and the community in a letter. “The...
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Child On Wrong Bus Incident Leads To Plan For Automated Tracking If Frisco...
FRISCO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Frisco ISD leaders say an incident involving a missing student led to a proposal they are asking voters to approve on Tuesday. Part of a $691 million bond package would...
View ArticleMan In Oklahoma Accused Of Taking School Bus On Joyride
TULSA, Okla. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Police in Tulsa have arrested a man who they say stole an empty school bus and took it for a joyride. Police say the Tulsa Public Schools bus was stolen Monday morning...
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Despite History Of Collisions, Many Texas Train Crossings Don’t Have Gates
ATHENS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – In January, Christopher Bonilla, 13, was one stop away from home in Athens when he was killed as a train collided with his school bus. The crossing near Cream Level Road...
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Houston Area School Bus Driver Arrested For DWI With Students On Board
SPRING, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Houston area school bus driver was arrested Thursday for driving while intoxicated while she had students on board, authorities said. The Harris County Precinct 4...
View ArticleFormer Dallas County School Superintendent Rick Sorrells Sentenced To 7 Years
DALLAS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Federal Judge Barbara Lynn has sentenced former Dallas County School Superintendent Rick Sorrells to seven years in federal prison for bribery and kickback in a corruption...
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It’s Back To School Monday For Several North Texas School Districts
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The summer break is over for kids and teachers in some North Texas school districts. Monday is the first day of school for students in Plano, Kennedale and Garland ISDs. As...
View ArticleLoaded School Bus Crashes Into Tree In Fort Worth
FORT WORTH, Texas (CBDFW.COM) – A school bus loaded with children clipped a tree in Fort Worth, causing significant damage. None of the children or the driver was hurt. It happened in the 6900 block of...
View ArticleWater Main Break Leaves Many Without Water & All Kaufman ISD Classes Canceled
KAUFMAN (CBSDFW.COM) – A water main break in Kaufman has some waking up to no water and classes across the entire school district canceled Wednesday. Officials haven’t said if the freezing temperatures...
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Rockwall ISD School Bus Driver Arrested For Invasive Visual Recording Of...
ROCKWALL, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Rockwall Police Department was notified by officials with the Rockwall Independent School District of a complaint of a school bus driver who had allegedly taken...
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VIDEO: 5-Year-Old Girl Attacked On Dallas School Bus; DISD Reassigns Driver
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Dallas ISD parent wants action after seeing video of her 5-year-old daughter being attacked on a school bus. Audrey Billings said the video clearly shows two children assaulting...
View ArticlePolice: Texas 10-Year-Old Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Another Child On...
EARLY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — A 10-year-old student from Early, Texas was arrested for sexually assaulting another child on a school bus last month, police said. On Feb. 6, police received a report from...
View ArticleBridging The Gap: Old School Bus Turned Mobile Learning Lab Rolls Out In Dallas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – An old school bus turned into a mobile learning lab and hotspot is bridging the gap for communities needing better access to Wi-Fi and educational resources such as on-board...
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Coronavirus Means Many Student School Bus Riders Could Be Left With No Seat
HARRIS COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – As arguments rage about whether it is safe to have children back in classrooms amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, there is another major hurdle — how to get them to...
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Community In Mourning After Texas 6-Year-Old Hit, Killed By School Bus
CONROE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A 6-year-old girl in Texas was hit and killed by a school bus as she tried to catch it Tuesday morning, leaving a community in mourning. The incident happened at the girl’s...
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