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K.C.S.O. BUS SAFETY PANEL MEETS TO DISCUSS IDEAS
A School Bus Safety Panel
formed by the Knox County Sheriff's Office met on Monday, August 4th, at 11:00 a.m.
in the Sheriff’s Conference Room on the L-1 level of the City-County Building. Dr. James McIntyre, Director of Schools, as
well as Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen attended. Discussed were the transportation issues for the upcoming school year.
The Bus Safety Panel
includes representatives from the Sheriff’s Office, Knox County
Schools, bus contractors,
the Knoxville Police Department and Rural Metro Corporation. The panel was formed in 1997, in response to
several major bus accidents where a number of children were injured. The panel
will hear an analysis from the Accident Response Team, and will discuss
concerns of contractors and drivers.
“The Bus Safety Panel has
been an extremely useful tool for us. By
everyone coming to the table to address concerns and identify problem areas, we
are helping to keep our children safe to and from school,” says Sheriff
Jones. “Raising awareness of the need
for bus safety is so important.”
In addition to school bus
safety, the Sheriff’s Office is actively addressing the issue
of speed enforcement
through school zones. Last year,
Officers issued warnings the week before school started, and the first week of
school they issued speeding tickets in school zones for those people exceeding
the posted speed limit.
For more information, contact
Ashley Carrigan at 215-3173.
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