State Orders Inspections on All Rear-Engine School Buses
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Β CHARLOTTE, NC — School districts across North Carolina are being ordered to inspect any school buses with rear engines. Β Five students from Porter Ridge Middle School were hurt on Monday when an engine hose burst, spraying them with hot anti-freeze.
The state warned about the danger from hose fittings splitting two years ago. Β The Department of Public Instruction sent letters to school districts today, saying that all Thomas MVP Rear Engine buses operating in any status to transport children must have the anti-freeze to the heaters shut off immediately until inspections and repairs are made.
The fix is to change the plastic fittings to metal ones. Β Union County has more than two dozen rear-engine buses. Β Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools don’t have any.
