School bus crashes decline in Atlanta
Atlanta’s school system has reported a decline in school bus crashes in recent years, state data shows.
Through November, Atlanta had 28 crashes, according to data The Atlanta Journal-Constitution received earlier this month from Georgia Department of Education. Last year, APS reported 37 crashes. In 2014, the school district reported 64 crashes.
Some school districts have not reported all of their crashes, state officials said. To read more, click here.
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Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He is the newsroom's education editor. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eric is active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists.
