NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A group of Antioch parents is fighting to protect their children at what they describe as a dangerous school bus stop on Hamilton Church Road.

National data shows that while school buses are statistically the safest way to transport schoolchildren, dangers still exist. From 2014 to 2023, 209 school-age children died in school-bus-related traffic crashes, with 79 of those being pedestrians.

Gerzena Jackson and her neighbors say the two-lane road with one turn lane has become a hazard zone where drivers routinely ignore stopped school buses.

"We have to be out here to make sure our kids don't get hit by a car," Jackson said.

The parents report that until recently, the school bus dropped students off across the street from the Hamilton Crossing community, forcing

See Full Page