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Jones, Rebecca – American School Board Journal, 1994
A 1988 school bus disaster in Kentucky killed 27 passengers. A new book, "Reckless Disregard: Corporate Greed, Government Indifference, and the Kentucky School Bus Crash," by James S. Kunen, recounts the accident and the long court struggle to prove why the children died. Cites federal standards for bus safety that have been upgraded several times…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Standards, Federal Regulation