The month of August marks the start of the back-to-school season for many families, with over 2.2 million students aged K-12 attending school in Illinois. Approximately 40% of those students take the bus to get to and from school. According to the Illinois State Police, the most dangerous part of the school bus ride is picking up and dropping students off at the bus stop, accounting for most school bus accidents.
Illinois has various laws surrounding school bus safety that apply to all drivers, working to keep students traveling on buses or to bus stops safe.
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