Updated July 25, 2019

When it comes to school safety, the danger is not limited to school buildings, drivers need to think about our roads.

Buses in Giles County will begin rolling on county roads August 1st when students go back to school for one-half-day.

Tennessee Highway Patrol Lieutenant Charlie Caplinger of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, said drivers blowing past stopped school buses are putting kids at danger. When a driver sees flashing red lights, they need to stop, it is the law, he emphasized.

Approximately 60 yellow buses will be rolling through Giles County as schools open next week.

When asked about a new Transportation Director for 2019-2020 school year, WKSR did not receive an email back before news time today (Thursday) from the Giles County Schools Central Office.

Caplinger said THP  and local law enforcement will be focusing on traffic safety in and around school zones as they have done in the past.

During the school bus enforcement, which came as a result of complaints from motorists and bus drivers, there were 40 violators that received citations during the entire 2018-2019 school year.

Lt. Caplinger says if a driver does not  stop for a bus with its red lights flashing, they will be charged to the fullest extent.