The Director of Transport at Calvert County Public Schools claims that a student was rushed to the emergency room consequent to a bus accident that took place on one of Calvert’s very own school buses. The bus was taking students to the elementary school in Calvert. While it was motionless and reached a stop, the bus got hit at the rear by a car. Immediately, the County Sheriff, the school’s vice principal and Director of Transport Cassidy reached the place where the accident had taken place and tried to resolve the situation.
Soon after, the students who were victims of the accident were assessed by the school nurse and their minor injuries were cared for. The school administration informed the parents of the injured students and sent the students home early. Nevertheless, one of the students was taken to the emergency room in an ambulance, at the consent of his/her parents. Most of the injuries were small; however, the impact on the school children was quite heavy.
Another accident took place on a school bus that was headed towards Appeal and Patuxent Elementary Schools earlier in the same week. The bus was attempting to make a three-point turn between Deadwood and Carlesbard Court at almost 8.54 a.m. on August 28th. There were no injuries as the bus’s side rubbed against a trailer, which was parked. Consequently, the students were transported to their respective schools, as reported by the Sheriff and Cassidy, who undertook the investigation.
Cassidy further revealed that her department, i.e. pertaining to transport services, includes a committee that evaluates every accident by interviewing the driver to confirm the details of the accident with him/her. Similarly, the possibility of revising training activities for drivers will be discussed by Cassidy’s department to prevent such accidents from taking place in the future.
The latest school bus accident involved a bus that was taking 8th grade students from Calverton High School to a school in Huntington. The accident took place at White Plains while the bus was on its way to Colonial Williamsburg on the 28th of August. As a result of the accident, much damage was not done; however, two students and a teacher were found to be mildly injured. They were immediately taken to a hospital, as reported by the police and the school’s administration.
Fortunately, the effects of all three accidents were not that grave. However, their occurrence in just one week is a fact to be concerned about. Something may need to be done in order to avoid a relatively worse accident in the future.