I hope that all students, parents and staff will take a moment during this week to express their appreciation for the many things their bus drivers do." "We rely on them every day to safely transport our children to and from school. "School bus drivers are among the unsung heroes of our state," Harrison said. Department of Public Instruction, said the state's bus drivers earn this special recognition every day of the school year. Kevin Harrison, transportation services section chief for the N.C. Meanwhile, school bus drivers from Rockingham County Schools received over $3,000 worth of donations from McDonald’s for Love the Bus month. North Carolina State Superintendent Mark Johnson joined the celebration of student transporters with a visit to Salem Elementary School in Apex, where he rode a school bus with students, greeted bus drivers, and attended a breakfast held in their honor. Logistics for the event were coordinated by Derek Graham, a pupil transportation consultant whose clients include Education Logistics Inc., and Jeri Blick, the assistant transportation director for the school district. Some were also awarded door prizes and got to cut a cake. Award-winning bus drivers and safety assistants in the Onslow County Schools district were invited to the breakfast, which was sponsored by HSM Transportation Solutions.
11 at Clyde Erwin Elementary Magnet School. One Love the Bus celebration took place on Feb. 11 to 15, which was designated School Bus Driver Appreciation Week by Gov. Special Breakfasts in North Carolina, Texasĭozens of schools in North Carolina held Love the Bus events from Feb. North Carolina State Superintendent Mark Johnson, shown right, joined the celebration of student transporters with a visit to Salem Elementary School in Apex, where he rode a school bus with students, greeted bus drivers, and attended a breakfast held in their honor. Suits with this great honor as the 2019 Alabama “Love the Bus” Driver of the Year.” All of these drivers are like that, or they wouldn’t be here today. “They realize that in a lot of cases when a student gets on the bus, their face might be the first smiling face they see all day long, and in the afternoon when they drop that student off, it might be the last. “There are thousands of great drivers, but we also have many drivers that have a real heart for their jobs,” said Bucky Law, president of Transportation South. Each school system in Alabama nominated at least one driver. Suits has been driving a school bus for 33 years and began her career in 1986.Īpproximately 40 bus drivers were nominated statewide, and over 65 people attended the event. Suits’ nomination was submitted by Wendell Smith, the transportation director of Arab City Schools. Rebecca Suits, a veteran Arab City Schools bus driver, was announced as the 2019 Alabama “Love the Bus” Driver of the Year. 13, recognizing Alabama’s best school bus drivers as voted by the students, parents, and teachers they serve. hosted its 10th annual “Love the Bus” celebration on Feb. School bus company Transportation South Inc.
Here is a recap of just a few of the celebrations for Love the Bus and driver appreciation weeks in a handful of states.
The annual Love the Bus campaign is headed up by the American School Bus Council. honored pupil transporters this month with Love the Bus events. School districts and contractors across the U.S. Alabama-based school bus company Transportation South Inc.
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