The Fulton County School System checks the driving records of its school bus drivers once a month, using that data to determine whether they should be allowed to stay on the road.
Fulton County’s bus accident data shows seven drivers with three or more citations between 2012 and 2016. Of those drivers, two no longer are employed by the district.
“We can and will recommend termination depending on number and more importantly, type of offenses/citations adjudicated within a 3-year period,” spokeswoman Susan Hale said. “However, if citations are minor and far apart, we may not recommend termination.”
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The district buses more than 79,000 of its more than 94,000 students to and from school, with 868 total drivers and more than 760 buses hitting the road daily.
Several students were treated for injuries after an accident Thursday where a school bus was hit by a car while stopped at a traffic light.
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