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No Injuries On Loaded School Bus In Highway 29 Wreck
April 6, 2018
No one was injured on an Escambia County School bus crash Friday afternoon on Highway in Cantonment.
There were 40 students from Jim Allen Elementary School on bus, according to Deputy School Superintendent Norm Ross. No serious injuries were reported in the passenger car that was struck by the bus. Both vehicles were moved off the roadway following the crash.
Parents and guardians of the students on Bus 19-15 were notified of the crash.
Further details have not yet been released by the Florida Highway Patrol.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
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13 Responses to “No Injuries On Loaded School Bus In Highway 29 Wreck”
To those who are praising this driver – thank you! Thank you for supporting her! For those who say you wish the school district would pay the drivers more — help us do that by electing state legislators who will fully-fund education – really fund it (not say you are giving education more money than ever and then requiring the districts do this or that with the funds leaving them without enough money for a real pay raise)… help us with your votes! For anyone with children who ride a big yellow bus, please have a serious discussion about how your child can help set the right tone by modeling polite, respectful behavior on the buses (and at school). And for those who kids already do that – Thank YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Perhaps you would like to come on up and be a school volunteer – we could sure use you!!!
ive been a bus driver for 17 years here in Escambia County. We get no help from schools even on the bus ramp when we sit and wait for help. Were told just take them home. With up to 77 children behind us screaming fighting jumping seats crawling under seats throwing items. While your trying to watch traffic all around the bus. PARENTS need to step up take responsibility for their children who more than likely act this way at home!!!!! IF FEEL YOUR CHILD IS NOT SAFE THEN BY GEORGE. DRIVE THEM in you car and let them act wild but on a bus they need to sit down stay buckled up!! DONT JUDGE the driver for the way your child behaves. STEP UP your children’s behavior is what’s causing theses accidents and it is on video!
Mrs Margaret is an amazing person and a great bus driver .
Anyone says otherwise does not know Mrs Maragaret!
I am amazed for the pennies the school district gives
These wonderful people, they stay!
Escambia County school district wake up!! Pay these
Outstanding drivers what they deserve
I’ll say this! I have the utmost faith in this bus driver! My kids ride this bus, and she loves all of the kids on her bus as if they are her own. It’s an unfortunate accident. She would not do anything to jeopardize the safety of these kids. Not. Ever. I received a call from the school system at 2:09 which was MINUTES after it happened. If you did not receive a call you might want to check with the county to see if your number is correct in the system!
@Bella I believe ECSD is hiring bus drivers, feel free to apply. The drivers at our school are heroes to come to work every day. No $ for bus aides, and the traffic is increasing. Every day the Admin staff meets the busses to deal with the misbehaving students. It’s not a job for the faint of heart. It’s amazing there are not MORE accidents.
@ Bella
Are you a perfect driver? Hats off if you’ve never had an accident. You have no idea what it takes to get up everyday and drive a bus load of kids to school and home. Your bottom of the barrel statement is what’s wrong with society today. Everyone draws conclusions before getting the facts. You don’t know Mrs. B. You don’t understand that she’s an outstanding bus driver which is loved by her students and everyone associated with her. If you ever get in an accident i hope that nobody makes such a heartless comment. I teach at a school she drives for. I’ll tell you what. Put yourself in timeout for the rest of the day and think about what you said and how it affects others. Sound childish? So did your comment.
Ms. B is the best. Since we who know her love her and know the awful things our own children do on those buses at times–someone ought to take care with their wonderings. And some of us just had a discussion that very day about the traffic on Muscogee and Hwy 29. Bus driving school children is for the brave. Hang in there, Ms. B.
Mrs. Margaret is the sweetest lady… I’m sure she feels bad.
CONSIDERING:
“I hope y’all are not scraping the bottom of the barrell
And putting kids at risk.”
We don’t consider ourselves the bottom, but thank you for your concern.
David for better barrels
We were stationed in Spain (complements of US Navy) and had children attending school on base. By Spanish law, there had to be one adult besides the driver to maintain control of the children. One day a month, a parent was obliged to ride the entire route from start to finish , both in the morning and in the afternoon.
I think it would be a great idea to carry over to the US. After all, as parents we have a vested interest in how our children behave and it could only be advantageous to have the bus driver devote their FULL ATTENTION to driving!
@Bella, so if the county would pay their school bus drivers . They wouldn’t have to as you say scrape the bottom of the barrell. Escambia County bus drivers earn every dime they get. The athority has been taken away for the adults and given to the children.; So yes the children are at risk. School bus driver are the only adult on a regular 77 passenger bus and responsible for the safety of everyone. Yet parents don’t believe that their child isn’t wearing a seat belt or bulling a younger smaller child. Traffic is awlful and people run our stop arms daily and there is nothing we can do about it. Please be respectful to your child’s driver he or she is not being paid enough to put up with what they do on a daily basis.
This is my middle school bus. It’s driven by Mrs. Margaret
Mr. Ross
What is going on with school bus drivers this year?
There have been quite a few incidents this year.
I hope y’all are not scraping the bottom of the barrell
And putting kids at risk.