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Garden Grove Unified honors 2026 school bus rodeo champions, emphasizes driver safety
Summary
At a board meeting, Garden Grove Unified's transportation director presented the district's 2026 school bus rodeo champions and said continued driver training is key to student safety; the board noted its president was absent due to illness.
At its meeting, the Garden Grove Unified School District board heard a presentation from Matt Thomas, the district's director of transportation, recognizing the district's 2026 school bus rodeo champions and stressing the role of driver training in student safety.
Matt Thomas introduced himself and his assistant director, Jill Bender, and said, "The main focus of a school bus rodeo is safety." He added, "The more training and practice that a driver has, the safer they will be transporting our most precious cargo on the road." The presentation included images on the meeting screen showing the students and drivers the district honored.
The board opened the meeting with Trustee Walter Metan leading the Pledge of Allegiance. The presiding officer noted that Board President Bob Hardens was home ill and would not attend, and the vice president presided in his place. Thomas described the rodeo season as a sequence of local and regional events that culminate in a statewide rodeo; he said the first event this season was held in San Diego for chapter 3 of the state organization Casto and that district teams placed among the winners.
The presentation focused on training and safety rather than policy changes. No motions or votes were recorded during the recognition item. The board moved on after the presentation to remaining agenda items.
