Bus Driver Lambert Gibson assists Brayden Buie while demonstrating exiting through emergency door.
National School Bus Safety Week is being observed October 20 – 24, 2014. The national theme is: “At my Stop, You Stop”. Mrs. Hanna explained that one of the greatest hazards comes from motorists who do not observe the school bus lighting system. In Dillon School District Four we use an 8-light school bus warning system. These lights are located on the front and rear of the bus near the top where you see the SCHOOL BUS sign. The lamps are used to warn other traffic about what the school bus is doing. When the bus is approaching a loading or unloading area, the yellow lights will flash. Red lights will flash when the bus is stopped to load or unload students and a stop arm will be extended from the side of the bus. Mrs. Linda Hanna, Bus Supervisor, and Dillon School District Four School Bus Drivers held a School Bus Evacuation Drill at East Elementary School on October 20. Mrs. Hanna’s primary concern is to provide safe transportation to everyone that may be transported. The bus driver and the vehicle are key parts of a safe trip. This preparation will help assure that drivers are prepared mentally and physically to instruct and demonstrate to students the proper way to evacuate a school bus. During the emergency evacuation drill, teachers participated in the training which enables them to accurately follow up once the students return to class.
Pictured: Bottom row l to r: Linda Hanna (Supervisor), Mary T. McCrimmon, Lisa B. Nelson, Angel T. Jackson, Christina Campbell, and Darlene Boatwright. Top Row l to r: Linda S. Jenkins, Leslie F. McLellan, Jackie Hayes, Terry Bullard, Pamela McCoy, Arnetha German, Tierra Townsend, Lambert Gibson and Jimmy Smith.
