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Zum, also written as Zūm, is an American student transportation services company, based in Redwood City, California, U.S. [1] [2] [3]. Zum Services, Inc. provides contract transportation services to school districts across the United States, it provides an app that parents can download to track the location of their children on Zum’s vehicles.
First Student, Inc. is a North American provider of school bus services. The company works with districts in 38 states and 7 Canadian provinces, carrying approximately 5 million students daily. [ 1 ] In addition to its regular routes, First Student also provides special-needs transportation, field trip services, and charter bus rentals.
A bus monitor, bus attendant or bus assistant is someone who assumes responsibility for the safety of children on a school bus. Specific tasks may include: [1] Helping to load students onto the bus; Ensuring students are well behaved; Assisting the driver; Conducting safety drills; A bus monitor can also be responsible for people with special ...
N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey school bus monitor has been charged with manslaughter and child endangerment after authorities say she was using her cellphone and failed to notice a disabled 6-year-old ...
Student Transportation of America was founded in 1997 by Denis J. Gallagher, who is the chairman and CEO of the company. [2] With roots that can be traced to New Jersey's Coast Cities Bus Service established in 1922 by Gallagher's grandfather, STA successfully completed an initial public offering and its income participating securities (IPS) began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange in ...
While carrying students, buses are marked by either "SCHOOL", "SCHOOL BUS", "KURA" (Maori for "school"), or pictograms of children in black on a fluorescent chartreuse background, and are limited on the open road to 80 km/h (50 mph). These signs all indicate that a motorist should slow to 20 km/h (12 mph) when passing a stationary bus in either ...
The headmistress of Cathedral school, Sister Carmela Hanggi was a very strong promoter of the program. [3] During the fall of 1920, 750 students signed up for the training program. In February 1921 the first student monitored crossing took place with students from Cathedral school. [3]
The brand was originally used by First Student in the United States for school transport there, and was expanded to the United Kingdom in 2000. [2] First Student UK was one of the first companies to introduce [clarification needed] school buses in Britain, usually painted school bus yellow to distinguish them from conventional buses.