Fire & Life Safety

Boy, 5, fatally struck by school bus in Granbury, Texas

The victim was a prekindergarten student at Emma Roberson Early Learning Academy.
March 17, 2025

A pre-kindergarten student in Granbury, Texas, was struck and killed Monday morning by a school bus.

The Rock Hill Herald reports that the student, a 5-year-old boy, attended Emma Roberson Early Learning Academy.

Police say the incident happened around 6 a.m. after the bus driver picked up students a couple of miles away from the school.

“As the bus was pulling away, a child ran up the driver’s side and in front of the bus where he was struck by the front right of the bus,” the Texas Department of Public safety said.

Granbury Superintendent Courtney Morawski said in a letter to families that no other students were injured.

Granbury is about a 40-mile drive southwest from Fort Worth.

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Mike Kennedy

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Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

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