Valdosta school buses so crowded, students standing in aisles

VALDOSTA - Parents in south Georgia are complaining to transportation officials about students having to stand in the aisle as they ride overcrowded school buses. <br> <br> Cheryl Peterson said her daughter told her students riding the bus to Lowndes County schools have to stand in the aisles because there&#39;s nowhere to sit. <br> <br> She told an Albany television station that a five-year-old child was standing in the aisle when a bus came to a sudden stop. She said someone grabbed the boy to keep him from falling. <br> <br> School transportation director Billy Mortonson said the problem is that some students are not riding the bus they&#39;re supposed to. He says they&#39;re probably riding with friends. <br> <br> School officials have added another school bus and also are monitoring the number of students riding each bus.

http://accesswdun.com/article/2002/8/190997