FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY
CONTACT: Nick Bedell, 646-298-2123
March 5, 2019
WHEN: Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Minnick Park, 1850 Kissingbower Road, Augusta GA 30904
WHO: The Transport Workers Union (TWU), which represents School Bus Operators and Mechanics for Richmond County, is hosting a Citizen’s Town Hall where parents, students, teachers and drivers will speak out against Augusta’s defective and dangerous school buses.
WHY: On Thursday Oct. 18, School Bus #267 experienced mechanical issues and caught on fire. Children were evacuated from the bus by the operator and luckily no one was hurt.
On Nov. 9, 2018, TWU members attended the Richmond County Board of Education meeting, asking for an investigation into the dilapidated school buses. Instead, the superintendent alluded that the fire was arson.
In the wake of the school board’s unresponsiveness, the TWU has been on the ground speaking with teachers, parents and students, building a coalition to remedy the situation. At the March 7 Citizen’s Town Hall, we will demand honesty, transparency and a solution to fix these Toxic School Buses to ensure the safety and security of all students and operators.
For more info, visit www.ToxicSchoolBus.org.