The Kansas Highway Patrol will be working to ensure students are safe on their travels to and from school. Every July and August, Troopers partner with school districts across the state to check all school buses and ensure they are in proper working condition. Troopers will check the buses until the beginning of the school session to make sure the vehicles will safely load, transport and unload students. Troopers will check things like the lights, emergency exits, tires, windshield wipers, fire extinguishers, first aid kits and emergency spill kits.
Public Information Officer, Lieutenant Candice Breshears, says by partnering with the school districts across Kansas, they can ensure the proper steps are taken to keep Kansas children safe. A decal will be displayed in the lower driver’s side corner of the windshield for any bus or school vehicle passing inspection. Vehicles that do not comply with safety regulations cannot be used to transport students until all defects are corrected and a trooper re-checks the vehicle. In 2021, the patrol inspected 11,097 buses and other school vehicles for defects.
