Mount Pleasant Magazine July/August 2019

www.CharlestonsPrivateSchools.com | www.CharlestonSchoolDirectory.com | www.ed.sc.gov INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CISD 182 S chool bus safety is an important topic for parents, school administrators and police departments everywhere. Across the nation, the potential for devastating consequences is real for anyone traveling our roadways. In the Charleston County School District alone, 367 buses make four runs daily, transporting nearly 22,000 students. “We have 80 schools in our district, and the county is 100 miles north to south and 30 miles east to west,” explained Jeff Scott, transportation director. “We service rural and BY STACY E. DOMINGO suburban areas, (each with their) own challenges.” Scott, who has been with CCSD since 2005, is referring to how some smaller schools in the district may have two buses, while a larger school, such as Wando High School, has 45 buses running morning and afternoon routes that transport approximately 2,000 students. “The biggest safety concept I want drivers on the roads to remember is to simply pay attention. We want to get our students to and from home safely,” said Scott. The danger is real, as reported by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. From 2011-2015, 1,244 PEDESTRIAN, MOTORIST AND SCHOOL BUS SAFETY