District One designates this week School Bus Safety week
Danyelle Burke North
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Yuma Elementary School District One designated October 20th – 24th as School Bus Safety week. The goal is to raise awareness and reinforce their commitment to student safety.
The district says this school year, drivers have reported over 300 incidents of people failing to stop for school buses. In one school year, drivers reported over 900 incidents.
The district reminds people to stop when you see those flashing red lights and the stop arm extended.
“Kids- they get focused on their friends that are across the street and just run across the street to go talk to them and tell them about what they’ve done, and they don’t really pay attention to traffic. And it’s our responsibility as drivers to make sure that those environments are safe for them,” said District One governing board president Keith Ware.
Yuma transportation department employees drive 180 buses across the county every day and travel two million miles annually. The district also put together school site brochure information pamphlets to spread awareness.