/tags/school-bus school bus en-US Copyright Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:48:00 GMT /2024-12-23/dewine-wants-money-for-school-bus-safety-grants-after-ohio-legislature-inaction Gov. Mike DeWine wants money for certain grants, however, and said he will go straight to the source, the Ohio Controlling Board, before budgeting begins next year. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:48:00 GMT /2024-12-23/dewine-wants-money-for-school-bus-safety-grants-after-ohio-legislature-inaction Sarah Donaldson /politics-government/2024-10-03/columbus-city-schools-will-bus-some-nonpublic-students-who-challenged-transportation-decision Families of around 100 students who were told they were impractical to bus rejected the district's offer of payment in lieu of transportation. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:29:39 GMT /politics-government/2024-10-03/columbus-city-schools-will-bus-some-nonpublic-students-who-challenged-transportation-decision Allie Vugrincic /politics-government/2024-09-26/yost-asks-supreme-court-to-force-columbus-city-schools-to-bus-charter-and-nonpublic-students Yost's motion in his lawsuit against CCS claims that state law requires a district to provide busing after a student challenges a transportation decision. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:06:39 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-26/yost-asks-supreme-court-to-force-columbus-city-schools-to-bus-charter-and-nonpublic-students Allie Vugrincic /politics-government/2024-09-10/about-150-private-school-students-challenge-ineligibility-for-columbus-city-schools-busing Families were given the option to request official timings from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. The district said as of Sept. 3, 149 students had done so. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:15:59 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-10/about-150-private-school-students-challenge-ineligibility-for-columbus-city-schools-busing Allie Vugrincic /politics-government/2024-09-03/attorney-general-dave-yost-orders-columbus-city-schools-to-bus-private-school-students A cease and desist letter says the district has to bus thousands of charter and non-public school students who were told they ineligible to receive transportation. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 20:54:55 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-03/attorney-general-dave-yost-orders-columbus-city-schools-to-bus-private-school-students Allie Vugrincic /news/2024-08-23/columbus-city-schools-cancels-bus-transportation-for-around-1-380-private-school-students About 1,380 private school students living in district boundaries won't receive bussing this year because their travel time would take more than 30 minutes. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:09:47 GMT /news/2024-08-23/columbus-city-schools-cancels-bus-transportation-for-around-1-380-private-school-students Allie Vugrincic /2024-08-14/ohio-bus-driver-shortage-sets-off-warning-lights-for-the-fourth-straight-school-year Once again, many of Ohio's school districts need substitute drivers and extra trips to transport all kids, and around 9% don’t have enough drivers at all. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 02:44:04 GMT /2024-08-14/ohio-bus-driver-shortage-sets-off-warning-lights-for-the-fourth-straight-school-year Karen Kasler /show/all-sides/2024-02-16/school-bus-safety-in-ohio School buses transport more than 700,000 Ohio children to and from school every day. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-02-16/school-bus-safety-in-ohio /show/all-sides/2024-02-07/school-bus-safety-in-ohio School buses transport more than 700,000 Ohio children to and from school every day. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-02-07/school-bus-safety-in-ohio /2024-01-31/ohio-task-force-does-not-recommend-mandating-seatbelts-on-school-buses Gov. Mike DeWine assembled the task force in August 2023 after a Clark County crash fatally ejected 11-year-old Aiden Clark from a school bus. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:18:27 GMT /2024-01-31/ohio-task-force-does-not-recommend-mandating-seatbelts-on-school-buses Sarah Donaldson