school bus
noun
: a vehicle used for transporting children to or from school or on activities connected with school
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In late 2023, an 11-year-old boy was killed in Springfield after a van driven by a Haitian immigrant collided with his school bus, igniting long-simmering tensions within the city over the Haitians’ growing numbers.
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Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Town officials said five of the six children on the school bus, the school bus driver and the driver of the van were taken to area hospitals with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Classmates saw the sign while riding by Goepper’s home on the school bus, mortifying the teenage Goepper.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
The winds made driving dangerous for high-profile vehicles such as school buses in the Mountain Empire Unified School District Wednesday, prompting a no-school day.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Town officials said five of the six children on the school bus, the school bus driver and the driver of the van were taken to area hospitals with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Classmates saw the sign while riding by Goepper’s home on the school bus, mortifying the teenage Goepper.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
The winds made driving dangerous for high-profile vehicles such as school buses in the Mountain Empire Unified School District Wednesday, prompting a no-school day.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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“School bus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20bus. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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