Regional Superintendent Mark Jontry reminds everyone to be safe near school buses

[October 21, 2015]  BLOOMINGTON - October 19th through 23rd is National School Bus Safety Week. Twenty five million children in the United States ride to and from school on 440,000 school buses over 4.3 billion miles each year.

Regional Superintendent of Schools Mark Jontry reminds you to be aware of school buses on the road. An extended stop arm and flashing red lights are your signals to be alert for children loading or unloading from a school bus. Stop and wait – it’s the law.

Regional Office of Education #17 serves over 37,000 students in all public and private schools across DeWitt, Livingston, Logan and McLean counties.

ROE #17 is located at 200 W. Front Street, Suite 500D in Bloomington, IL 61701 and can be contacted at 309-888-5120. You can also visit us on the web at roe17.org

[Victoria Padilla, Assistant to the Regional Superintendent]