Rockwood's Reactions to Bus Defects
A KSDK-TV report this week placed Rockwood School District in the top three districts for buses taken out of service by Missouri State Highway Patrol inspectors. Rockwood Superintendent Bruce Borchers responds, says it was minor violations.
For parents whose children ride buses to school, hearing that local buses aren't safe enough to be driven is nerve-wracking. Understanding if these bus-related issues present true dangers to children involves considering the level of defects that exist. When KSDK-TV's Ryan Dean aired a story Thursday about the most number of school buses taken out of service from 2009 through 2011 due to mechanical issues that Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) inspectors said posed an immediate danger to students riding on them, Rockwood School District officials found the district was cited as the third highest among the districts investigated by the television staff. At Thursday evening's Rockwood Board of Education meeting, Rockwood Superintendent …
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John Smith
3:20 am on Tuesday, May 1, 2012
First Student used to have the driver check the bus each time before it left the bus lot. In order to save money, now the driver checks the bus only the firsty thing in the morning. Safety is definately secondary to profit. more ›