In a school bus safety video produced by Independence police, the camera of a stopped school bus captures a car nearly hitting a student emerging from behind a vehicle to cross a neighborhood street. With school starting next week, police urge motorists to be extra vigilant near slowing or stopped school buses and areas where children could be walking to and from school. [Photo courtesy of Independence Police]
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net With school districts across Eastern Jackson County starting school next week, many streets and sidewalks will be populated with buses and…