The Kansas Highway Patrol will be partnering with school districts statewide to check all school buses to ensure they are in proper working condition.
Every July and August, KHP Troopers will check the buses until the beginning of the school session to make sure the vehicles will safely load, transport and unload students. Troopers will also check the lights, emergency exits, tires, windshield wipers, fire extinguishers, first aid kits and emergency spill kits.
A decal will be displayed in the lower driver’s side corner of the windshield for any bus or school vehicle passing inspection. Vehicles that do not comply with safety regulations cannot be used to transport students until all defects are corrected and a Trooper re-checks the vehicle.
In 2022, the Patrol inspected a total of 10,812 buses and other school vehicles.
