Articles tagged as: school buses
March 27, 2024
IPS is no longer automatically providing transportation to students
Indianapolis Public Schools families whose kids ride the bus should double check that they’ve requested transportation for their students when they register this year.
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2024
School bus stop arm violations aren’t currently 'enforceable.' New bill seeks to fix that
Lawmakers say current law to prosecute drivers who don't stop when a school buss stop arm is extended has a major loophole, making it difficult to enforce.
Read MoreMarch 15, 2023
Indianapolis bus driver charged with strangling student
An Indianapolis school bus driver faces charges of felony strangulation and misdemeanor battery after allegedly attacking a middle school student that she stopped from exiting her bus at a stop that wasn't his.
Read MoreOctober 31, 2022
Indiana school districts get $5 million for clean buses, but more polluted areas largely left out
Six school districts in Indiana will get money from the federal government to buy 13 electric buses and six propane buses.
Read MoreApril 21, 2022
School bus route cancellations are creating problems for Southern Indiana parents
Parents say service has become increasingly unreliable at Greater Clark County Schools. District officials have canceled some bus route frequently this semester, including for the entire first week of April.
Read MoreDecember 7, 2021
Should Indiana change the school bus law to help charters? One advocacy group thinks so
The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based charter advocacy group, hopes the legislature will change the state's school bus law next year, highlighting in a new report how the requirement creates a costly burden for charter schools in particular.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2020
Indianapolis Public Schools Cancels Bus Routes After Drivers Call In Sick
Indianapolis Public Schools remained open, but students unable to get to them because of no buses were not marked absent.
Read MoreJuly 25, 2019
IPS Could Save Millions If IndyGo Pilot Program Works Out
Indianapolis Public Schools leaders bet a partnership with IndyGo will lead to future savings worth millions of dollars by eventually eliminating yellow buses for high school students.
Read MoreJuly 11, 2019
Carmel Teachers To Drive School Buses in Fall
In response to a continuous shortage of bus drivers, some Carmel elementary teachers will take on the role of bus driver this fall.
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2019
Family Of Slain Students Join Lawmakers To Call For Better Bus Safety
Under the proposal, penalties for drivers who violate school bus passing laws would increase.
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