School Bus Safety Concerns Amid Driver Incidents

In Massachusetts, Rebecca Shing, a school bus driver, was arrested for allegedly operating under the influence of alcohol while transporting four children and another adult in New Bedford. State Police stopped her Dodge Grand Caravan, which had school bus plates, after reports of erratic driving on Route 140. Shing faces charges of OUI alcohol and four counts of child endangerment. Meanwhile, in Elgin, Illinois, school bus driver Dale C. Tetrev is accused of sexually abusing a preschool student on his bus, facing serious charges including aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Separately, in Kansas, a school bus driver, Joshua Richard Kimbro Johnson, was seriously injured when road debris crashed through his bus's windshield; fortunately, no students were onboard during the incident. These incidents highlight ongoing concerns about school bus safety and the conduct of drivers.