Franklin County Charter School buses are on the road beginning today School starts today in Franklin County and in Hart County next week, and that means the wheels on the school buses will be rolling beginning this morning. It also means motorists need to begin using extra caution when they see school buses in the early morning hours and in the afternoon. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is reminding motorists to use extra caution and to be on the lookout for children waiting for the bus. Georgia law requires vehicles behind a school bus and coming from the opposite direction on a two-lane road to stop to allow children to cross the road. In 2024, Governor Brian Kemp signed Addy’s Law, which requires public school districts to plan bus routes that avoid having students cross roads where the speed limit is higher than 40 miles per hour. The law is named after 8yr old Adalynn Pierce, who was struck and killed crossing the street to catch the school bus in February, 2024 in Henry County. The law also makes the consequences harsher for drivers who pass a stopped school bus when children are getting on or off. Violators can be fined $1,000 or more and up to 12 months in jail for crossing a two-lane road where children must cross the street to get on or off the bus. On two-lane roadways with a center turning lane, all traffic from both directions must also stop when the school bus stops to pick up or let students off. Also, the same applies to a four-lane roadway without a…
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