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2000
Report Card on
School Bus Safety in the U.S.©
Massachusetts
| Public school enrollment
(K-12) |
954,000
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| Number of children in public schools
transported at public expense |
407,170 (42.6%)
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| Total number of yellow
school buses in state |
4,575
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| Percentage of older (pre-1977)* school
buses still in service |
0%
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| Number of school-age children who
were killed as a passenger in a school bus vehicle** |
0
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| Number of school-age children who
sustained incapacitating injuries as a passenger in a school
bus vehicle** |
0
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| Number of school-age children killed
as passengers, during normal school transportation hours***,
in passenger vehicles** |
6
|
| Number of school-age children who
sustained incapacitating injuries, during normal school transportation
hours***, in passenger vehicles** |
4
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| Pupil transportation
budget |
unavailable
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| Cost per pupil for those transported
at public expense |
unavailable
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* School buses manufactured after April
1, 1977 were mandated by the federal government to have additional
safety equipment including closely spaced, highly-padded seating
(compartmentalization) and a steel cage built around the fuel tank.
Parents should demand the retirement of any bus still in use that
was manufactured before April 1, 1977.
** Based on the latest available
data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) which
is a reporting service provided by the National Highway Safety
Transportation Administration (NHSTA).
***6:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. and 2:00
p.m. to 4:59 p.m., Monday through Friday, September 1 through
June 15.
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Commentary
Data on enrollment, children transported, buses
and funding are from the 1996-1997 school year.
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Enrichment, Inc. and School Bus Information Council. Copying any
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