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Video: 10K Drivers Illegally Passed Bridgeport School Buses So Far This Year, City Says Video: 10K Drivers Illegally Passed Bridgeport School Buses So Far This Year, City Says
Video: 10K Drivers Illegally Passed Bridgeport School Buses So Far This Year, City Says A Fairfield County city is fighting back against drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses as the number soared to 10,000 violations so far this year. The City of Bridgeport announced on Thursday, Feb. 15, that nearly 10,000 motorists illegally passed a stopped school bus during the first six months of the school year.  The number of violations was captured through the City’s school bus camera safety program, demonstrating the ongoing public safety threat facing students on their journey to and from the classroom, city officials said.  From Sunday, Sept.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Latest Info: 2 Dead, Including Band Director, In High School Bus Crash On I-84 In Hudson Valley Latest Info: 2 Dead, Including Band Director, In High School Bus Crash On I-84 In Hudson Valley
Latest Info: 2 Dead, Including Band Director, In High School Bus Crash On I-84 In Hudson Valley Two adults were killed, including a high school band director, and at least five students suffered critical injuries in a bus rollover crash in the Hudson Valley.  New Update: Band Director, Retired Teacher ID'd As Victims In Horrific Hudson Valley Bus Crash The crash happened in Orange County on I-84 near Exit 15 at around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. "This was a day of terror," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said just hours after the crash in the small town of Wawayanda, located about 45 miles northwest of New York City. Band, cheerleading, and dance students from Farmingdale H…

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by Sophie Grieser
Schools
CT Faces School Bus Driver Shortage As Start Of New Academic Year Nears CT Faces School Bus Driver Shortage As Start Of New Academic Year Nears
CT Faces School Bus Driver Shortage As Start Of New Academic Year Nears With the new school year quickly approaching, districts across Connecticut are once again dealing with a shortage of bus drivers. Every bus company in the state is hiring for the new school year, according to reports. Altogether, the Connecticut School Transportation Association (COSTA) said the state needs to fill approximately one thousand open jobs. The situation has become so desperate that in Hartford County, the South Windsor School District sent a letter to families asking whether parents themselves could take the necessary steps to become licensed bus drivers, or spread the word t…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
COVID-19: Some CT High Schools Having Early Dismissals Due To Bus Driver Shortages COVID-19: Some CT High Schools Having Early Dismissals Due To Bus Driver Shortages
Covid-19: Some CT High Schools Having Early Dismissals Due To Bus Driver Shortages Some schools in Connecticut are being forced to dismiss schools early as they face bus driver shortages due to the recent rise of new COVID-19 cases. In New Haven County, district officials announced that multiple high schools will be dismissed an hour early on Wednesday, Jan. 5, and Friday, Jan. 7 due to a shortage of drivers to get students to and from class. According to the district, these schools will be dismissed at the following times: Riverside: 1 p.m.; Hillhouse High School: 1:05 p.m.; Wilbur Cross High School: 1:05 p.m.; ESUMS: 1:05 p.m.; Cooperative Arts & Humanities High …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Massachusetts Calls On National Guard To Assist In School Bus Driver Shortage Massachusetts Calls On National Guard To Assist In School Bus Driver Shortage
Massachusetts Calls On National Guard To Assist In School Bus Driver Shortage Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is calling in the cavalry to help the state with transporting students to class at the beginning of the new school year. Baker announced that he is activating as many as 250 Guard members to assist with school transportation as the country contends with a massive bus driver shortage that left some districts scrambling to get students to class. 
“We asked a bunch of communities if they'd be interested in having Guard people drive vehicles for them, especially the smaller buses," Baker said in a briefing this week. "A bunch of communities said if y…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
COVID-19: District In Fairfield County Recommends Parents Drive Kids To, From School COVID-19: District In Fairfield County Recommends Parents Drive Kids To, From School
Covid-19: District In Fairfield County Recommends Parents Drive Kids To, From School With an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases exploding across Connecticut, the state, and the Fairfield Public School District, is advising parents to drive their children to school. The advisory, issued on Wednesday, Nov. 18, says given the current health data, "please consider driving your child to/from school, if possible." Related story - COVID-19: Lamont Sticking To Call For Schools To Stay Open For In-Person Learning -- For Now One of the main reasons for the suggestion, is the current situation on school buses, even though children are required to wear masks, and have a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Former Bus Driver Admits To Child Enticement Former Bus Driver Admits To Child Enticement
Former Bus Driver Admits To Child Enticement An area school bus driver admitted to sexually soliciting a teenage girl who was a passenger on his route, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. Bridgeport resident Jose Manuel Santos, 37, pleaded guilty in New Haven district court to enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity for his relationship with a 13-year-old girl.  At the time of his arrest, Santos was a bus and van driver in Connecticut who transported children going to and from a middle school in Wallingford. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that in October 2018, police received information that Santos was sexua…

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by Zak Failla
News
School Bus With Students Aboard Crashes Into Pole, Tree To Avoid Deer In Torrington School Bus With Students Aboard Crashes Into Pole, Tree To Avoid Deer In Torrington
School Bus With Students Aboard Crashes Into Pole, Tree To Avoid Deer In Torrington A school bus with students aboard crashed into a tree and pole after the driver attempted to avoid hitting a deer in the roadway, police said. The incident took place around 7:15 a.m., Tuesday, April 30, when the driver, carrying nine students on Marshal Lake Road, said the Torrington Police. According to the driver, the crash occurred when she took the evasive action to avoid hitting the deer, police said. The driver reported minor injuries to her leg. There were no reported injuries to students, police added. Students were brought to school via alternative transportation,  police s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Girl, 9, Struck By Vehicle On Way To School In Trumbull, Police Say Girl, 9, Struck By Vehicle On Way To School In Trumbull, Police Say
Girl, 9, Struck By Vehicle On Way To School In Trumbull, Police Say A 9-year-old girl is being treated for a leg injury after being hit by a vehicle on her way to school. The incident took place around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday on Main Street near Pinehurst Street in Trumbull, said Trumbull Police Capt. Keith Golding. The Middlebrook School student had run out into the road and into the path of a southbound vehicle as she was trying to catch her school bus that had stopped on Pinehurst Street, Golding said.  She was struck by a vehicle that was traveling on Main Street, as it drove around a Greater Bridgeport Transit bus that had also stopped for passengers at t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
With Schools Opening, Police Warn Motorists Of $465 Bus Violation Penalties With Schools Opening, Police Warn Motorists Of $465 Bus Violation Penalties
With Schools Opening, Police Warn Motorists Of $465 Bus Violation Penalties With schools set to open up for the year in the coming days, police departments in Fairfield County are cautioning motorists to be safe around school buses, or else they may face a hefty fine. “School buses will be hitting the roads again, and we urge you to drive with caution and never drive distracted,” police said, noting that violations will be “strictly enforced” and carry penalties that include fines of no less than $465.  According to AAA, every day, about 500,000 school buses transport more than 23 million students to and from school. However, each year, nationally, about 24 school-…

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by Zak Failla