During the 1998-1999 school year, two children were killed while riding the bus to or from school. Seven year old Dalton Folwell was struck and killed in Winston-Salem when a driver passed his stopped school bus. As a driver, you must be aware of school buses on the highway. I am asking every law enforcement officer in this state to crack down on drivers who pass a stopped school bus. Failure to stop for a stopped school bus will result in five points on your driver license.
Parents can also remind their children to wait for the bus to stop before crossing the street.
Once the bus has stopped, children should look both ways before crossing the road.