School bus safety

A bill moving through the state Senate would close a loophole in new laws that increase the penalties for drivers who fail to heed a school bus stop arm. After an 11-year-old student from Kernersville was killed while crossing Old Hollow Road to board his school bus in 2012, local legislators introduced legislation in 2013 known as the Hasani N. Wesley Students’ School Bus Safety Act. For more, see the Tuesday, April 7, 2015 edition.