Resources
The Resources section primarily provides access to documents and links for North Carolina School Transportation Professionals: School Bus Safety Laws and Policies, State Forms for Annual Reporting Requirements, Training Manuals and other administrative information. Additional links, downloads and information about school bus safety in North Carolina and across the nation may also be found here.
School bus safety Media Resources
Additional Resources
School Bus Safety Laws & Policies
- NC Laws & Policies
- Reports & Forms
- School Bus Routing – TIMS
- Manuals
- Stop Arm Civil Enforcement
- Operation STOP ARM
- School Bus STOP Law – Illegal Passing of a Stopped School Bus
Pupil Transportation & Child Passenger Safety Resources
- NHTSA.gov – Child Safety
- NC Child Passenger Safety Information: Buckleupnc.org
- NC Child Fatality Task Force
- NC Child Fatality Prevention Team
- HealthyChildren.org – Car Safety Seats: Information for Families for 2023
- A Review of Laws and Policies Affecting Pupil Transportation for North Carolina LEAs (2023)
- Best Practices in Pupil Transportation
- Pupil Transportation Safety Institute
- NC Pupil Transportation Association (NCPTA)
- National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT)
- National School Transportation Association
- National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS)
- SC Association for Pupil Transportation
- Guideline for the Safe Transportation of Preschool Age Children in School Buses
- Preschool Transportation Conference Presentation: A National Perspective
Special Needs Children Resources & Training
- Special Needs Require Special Care II
- A Guide for the Transportation of Preschoolers and Children with Disabilities for North Carolina Public Schools,(Updated 2008)
- Exceptional Children Transportation Report – Final Draft, April 2000
- This report was prepared by the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute (PTSI). PTSI conducted the EC Transportation Study commissioned by the 1999 General Assembly
- Durham County Exceptional Children Policies & Procedures (supplement to Transportation Manual)
- Maryland State Guideline: Management of the Needs of the Oxygen Dependent Student
School Bus Seat Belt Resources
- Implementation of Lap/Shoulder Belts in North Carolina
- Safety Belts (seat belts) on School Buses
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Education on Proper Use of Seat Belts on School Buses (NHTSA)
- Child Passenger Safety Restraint System on School Buses National Training Participant Manual (NHTSA)
- North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force: Report to the NC General Assembly
- North Carolina’s Experience with Three-Point Restraint Seats in Large School Bus
School Bus Driver Resources & Training
- School Bus Drivers / Commercial Drivers License (CDL)
- Service Procedures: School Buses Submerged in Water
- Disaster Preparedness
- Buses Submerged in Water
- Tornado Preparedness
- Hurricane Preparedness
- Emergency Management Info – Volunteer Hurricane Evacuation Drivers
- Employee Guide to School Bus Security – Transportation Security Administration
- NC Operation Lifesaver
- Idling Reduction Resources
- School bus emissions can be harmful to students and bus drivers. Current North Carolina policy prohibits unnecessary school bus idling on school grounds, including warming up school buses for longer than 5 minutes. More information:
- School Bus Idling Policy
- School Bus Idling Procedure
- School Bus Drivers/CDL Training Resources
- School Bus Safety Training Video for Drivers
- Crossing Procedure for NC School Bus Drivers
- Back to School – School Bus Driver Training Presentation
Environment & Health Resources
- Propane School Bus Report (2014)
- North Carolina Fuel Calculator
- Clean Transportation Funding Opportunities
- NC Division of Air Quality – Mobile Source Emissions Reduction Grants
- Alternate Fuels Study (Aug. 2000)
- Reduced School Bus Idling Materials
- Reduced Idling Signs for Schools (Nov 2013)
- Clean School Bus Program