The leander independent school district says the driver, 57yearold nathan deyoung, was arrested by leander police after he was rescued and is no longer employed by the district. School bus driver jobs, employment in leander, tx indeed. Leander isd apologizes, promises to address issues caused. A school bus driver in texas was arrested this month after dash cam video released friday showed the moment he drove past a barricade and into floodwaters with a student on board.
Bus driver arrested after high water crossing try cedar parkleander, tx nathan deyoung and a middle school student had to be rescued by emergency crews after he went through barricade amid. Leander isd covid19 update schedule, a message from tea this is an ongoing issue and response by leander isd. A leander independent school district bus driver has been charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Driver arrested, student rescued after lisd bus swept away. If your student has lost or found an item on the bus please have them inform their bus driver. Transfinder will then give you a map showing your childs assigned elementary or secondary bus stop. Texas bus driver arrested after attempting to drive. Leander isd school bus swept away in floodwaters youtube.
Leander independent school district director of transportation myron wilson said there are 56 open bus driver positions in the district. The leander isd board of trustees approved a plan thursday night to recruit and retain more bus drivers by raising their starting pay, offering bonuses and rewarding drivers with good work attendance records. A leander, texas, school bus driver ignored a flooding road closure barricade and then drove into a watercovered stretch of road, but the deep waters swept away the. The dashcam footage, filmed in the city of leander, shows the bus heading down a. Katu news leander isd bus drives into low water crossing. Leander isd school bus driver hourly pay glassdoor. Kid smiling next to bus smiling bus driver three kids in front of bus female bus driver. It is the policy of leander isd not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, religion, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information as required by federal or state law.
Dashcam footage shows moments leander school bus enters. As recently released dashcam footage shows, nathan deyoung decided to drive a school bus past a barricade and straight into a lowwater crossing, all with a middle school student onboard. Leander isd said police arrested the bus driver for driving around a barricade. Leander isd faces bus driver shortage, parents frustrated with other problems. A leander isd bus driver was arrested and fired tuesday after he allegedly drove around a barrier through a lowwater crossing with a student on board. Back to gallery a leander isd bus driver was arrested and fired tuesday after he allegedly drove around a. Leander isd transportation helpful info for parents.
Dashcam video has been released of a leander isd bus driving into a lowwater crossing last week. Nathan deyoung is facing charges of failing to obey warning signsbarricades over road and endangering a child. Shouldnt leander isd just kept school closed due to known flooding going on. Parents must assume the responsibility for their students traveling back and forth from home to the stop. Williamson county, texas kxan a school bus driver and a middle school student had to be rescued tuesday morning after the driver went around a barricade and tried to go through a flooded lowwater crossing. School bus driver intoxicated while carrying more than 20. Schools austin community college founders classical academy leander charter academy leander isd city. Griselda collins bus driver leander isd leander, texas. Lisd transportation department short 56 bus drivers.
This estimate is based upon 2 leander isd school bus driver salary reports provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods. Leander isd apologizes, promises to address issues caused by bus. Facing a bus driving shortage, leander isd raises pay. Schools austin community college founders classical academy leander charter academy leander isd city projects directory public safety police fire. Unassigned epinephrine autoinjector leander isd support. Lisd addresses bus driver shortage, raises pay hill. Leander isd bus driver arrested after high water crossing. Culture of continuous improvement leander isd holds an annual continuous improvement conference, where teachers and staff present ideas and tips they have learned, supporting all employees. Leander isd bus driver accused of driving into flood waters with student on board. Some leander isd students arent getting to school on time and. The school bus had anywhere from 22 to 30 students at the time the driver operated the bus while intoxicated.
Leander isd looking for a few good bus drivers cedar. Leander isds transfinders infofinder i software allows lisd parents to get information on their students bus stop locations and times by simply entering their street address and the students grade level. Central texas school districts increase bus driver pay to. The board of trustees just approved a dollar an hour increase to try to. Working as a bus driver at leander independent school district. Tx flood washes away school bus after driver ignored. One student was saved from a flooded lisd bus on route to stiles middle school on oct. Dashcam video released of leander isd bus driving into lowwater. Leander isd faces bus driver shortage, parents frustrated.
Leander isd is offering fullday prekindergarten to qualifying families starting this fall. Williamson county, texas kxan a school bus driver and a middle school student had to be rescued tuesday morning after the driver. Leander isd is the latest district to give school bus drivers a raise as an effort to fill the vacant driver positions. Leander isd faces bus driver shortage, parents frustrated with other. Leander isds walktostop policy has set up bus stops so that elementary students have to walk a maximum of two long blocks or twotenths a mile to their stop, while secondary students are required to walk a maximum of fivetenths a mile or five long blocks to their bus stop. District spokesperson matt mitchell told kxan that there are currently more 50 openings for bus drivers because of the rapid growth at leander. Round rock isd creates bus stops using the following criteria. Newly obtained video taken from a leander school bus shows the bus entering a lowwater crossing as floodwaters deluged central texas last week.
A school bus driver and a middle school student had to be rescued after the driver went around a barricade and tried to go through a flooded lowwater crossing. About leander new to leander chamber of commerce demographics leander history getting around rail and bus schedule transportation plan map. Marissa martinez school bus driver leander isd linkedin. This is an ongoing issue and response by leander isd. Watch the moment a school bus driver plunges into a severely flooded road in texas. Emergency personnel had to rescue both the driver and a middle school student on the morning of oct. Now is the time to be completing free application for federal student aid fafsa. Some leander isd students arent getting to school on time and parents are pointing fingers at the district. School buses are rated, by bus manufacturers, for a maximum capacity that is based on 3 riders per seat. The leander isd board of trustees agreed last year to raise the starting pay of bus drivers to attract more applicants since there previously had been a shortage. A leander independent school district bus driver is in custody facing a possible dui charge after running into several items on her route. It is a requirement that all lisd campus, food services and bus driver staff attend and participate in a generalized training on an overview and basic instruction on how to identify and take emergency action in the event of an allergic or anaphylactic reaction. Please visit our covid19 webpage for the most uptodate news and announcements. One school bus driver in leander, texas foolishly ignored the danger presented by these conditions and ended up getting arrested for it.
To provide special education students who have been identified to need specific behavioral supports with appropriate learning opportunities and experiences in the area of social skills and behavior to help them fulfill their potential for emotional, social and intellectual growth. Transportation is available for leander isd children who live two miles or more from their assigned school. The bus was traveling east from ronald reagan boulevard toward county road 175. School bus driver plunges into flooded road after ignoring. Buses secondary summer transportation routes hazardous routes.
A leander independent school district bus driver ignored a barricade and drove into a flooded road. We attempt to place every bus stop at a location with reasonable safety assurances for students. Transportation careers leander independent school district. Leander, texas a leander isd bus driver was arrested tuesday after driving through a brushy creek lowwater crossing while transporting a middle school student. Transportation leander independent school district. October 26, 2018 dash cam video shows a school bus driver heading into a lowwater crossing hes since been fired. School bus driver at leander isd united states 0 connections. Leander isd bus driver arrested after driving into lowwater crossing. School leaders say theres a reason behind the issues. Leander isd uses guiding documents, including the leander way, to shape decisionmaking and instruction, while always keeping the focus on student learning. This information is based on the student and parents most recent annual tax return information and is used to determine financial aid monies for college. Leander isd bus driver accused of driving into flood. View griselda collins profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
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