Parents who want to learn how safe the school buses are that transport their children can check online, according to a report in the (NJ) Daily Record.

The report said parents can review bus inspection records for their local school district or bus company on the state Motor Vehicle Commission website. Buses are inspected twice a year for 180 items, ranging from brakes to having band-aids in the first aid kit.about 70 percent of the 23,000 school buses in the state fail their initial inspection.

The remaining 30 percent of buses that fail inspection are rejected for minor items, receive 30-day failure stickers and can be used to transport students at the discretion of the school or bus company. They must be reinspected in that 30-day period.

Parents can review bus inspection records for their local school district or bus company on MVC’s Web site.

Click HERE to be redirected to the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission Website.

(Source: Star Ledger)