I've visited the subject of overly eager school security before, and this time it is highlighted by the actions of a couple of Brooklyn cops who decided I'Mecca Pearson was taking too long to get in her her seat on the bus.

The motto for the Richmond Public Schools transportation department in Virginia is "Safety is our First Priority!" But an incident that occurred last week at a bus stop shows you that providing for student safety goes above and beyond what happens on or around the yellow school bus.

For years, the use of non-conforming, 15-passenger vans for home to school transportation has been one of the industry's biggest no-nos.