DEADLY INDIANA AUTO ACCIDENT PROMPTS CHANGE AT INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
A fatal Auto Accident in Indiana's Marion County is behind a policy change at Indianapolis Public Schools. Teachers and other staff members will not be allowed to drive students in their own vehicles. The former policy was not clear on this. If anyone violates the new rule, that worker will be held responsible for any auto crashes that might occur and could lose their job.
Indianapolis's WRTV reports this policy change comes following a deadly auto crash a few months ago. A 13-year old Harshman Middle School student, Justice Holifield, died and two others were hurt when their band teacher drove them to a store to get items for a school-related function. A Semi Truck hit their car. The teacher was also hurt in the crash. It is not clear if Workers' Compensation benefits would apply in this case.
While studies show school buses are a much safer form of transportation for children, many school buses do find themselves in accidents in Indiana and throughout the United States, and many children find themselves hurt as a result. The website, www.safeguard4kids.com, looked at several studies and reports. One report found almost 10,000 kids are hurt in roughly 26,000 school bus accidents every year. Another report from the American Academy of Pediatrics estimates more than 51,000 injuries from school bus accidents were treated at hospitals from 2001-2003. That's about 17,000 kids hurt in school bus crashes each year.
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