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School bus safety in limelight following recent wrecks
After 2 accidents in week, officials discuss importance of training
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School bus driver Randy Cofer does a quick check underneath his bus to make sure nothing looks out of place while at the Hall County bus depot on Thursday. Cofer has been a bus driver for eight years and has become an expert in performing checks on his bus before each trip. - photo by Erin O. Smith
When parents drop their children at the bus stop each morning, kissing their cheeks and buttoning their coats, they trust the safety of their children to the school system. The Hall County community is still reeling following two school bus accidents last week, one that killed a passenger car driver and injured six students and another in which two drivers were sent to the hospital. There are strict rules at state and local levels for bus drivers and school bus safety.