BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC ) - With kids heading back to school, many will be riding the bus to and from school. We’re On Your Side with a warning about why you need to pay attention when school buses stop.

Video from February in Cullman County shows an elementary school student about to get off the bus when you see a driver keeps going and never stops on Highway 278. Thankfully, no one was hurt. Cullman County Schools said illegal school bus passing happens daily.

An annual nationwide survey shows many drivers around Alabama didn’t stop for school buses earlier this year.

On April 15, 2025, more than 6,700 school bus drivers observed nearly 1,400 drivers who illegally passed a stopped bus. The survey, conducted by the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation S

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