{"id":776852,"date":"2026-05-06T08:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/776852\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:27:27","slug":"san-pablo-kindergartners-go-to-zoo-nearly-a-month-after-a-semi-truck-slammed-their-school-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/776852\/","title":{"rendered":"San Pablo kindergartners go to zoo nearly a month after a semi-truck slammed their school bus"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Five weeks after their school bus was rear-ended and forced to cancel a planned field trip<\/a>, a class of kindergartners from San Pablo Elementary visited Jacksonville Fire Station 37 and then finally made it to the Jacksonville Zoo on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The bus crash left multiple students injured; four children required medical transport to local hospitals, school officials said. The incident prompted the original outing to be called off.<\/p>\n

Before the zoo visit, the students toured the fire station and spent time with the firefighters and paramedics who responded to the crash. For the children, it was a chance to reconnect with the people who helped them. For the crew, it offered the rare reward of seeing those they aided healthy and smiling.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re used to showing up on the hard days,\u201d Fire Chief Percy Golden II said. \u201cBeing invited back for the happy one is a gift for our crews.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was such a dream come true for our little kindergarteners,\u201d San Pablo Elementary Principal Jennifer Brown said. \u201cNot only did they finally get to experience the joy and wonder of the zoo, but they got to reconnect with the same heroes who supported them through such a challenging day. We really appreciate JFRD for helping make today so special for our students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since the incident, Councilman Mike Gay said he was working with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to address some of the concerns and improve road conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur immediate response is to check and make sure everybody\u2019s okay and that everybody\u2019s safe, and then waiting on the information to come into us on exactly what happened,\u201d he said. \u201cThen we go back to our DOT contacts to start pressing them for. What can we do? How can we put some signs up warning drivers more of railroad crossing ahead, buses, or vehicles that will be stopping. It\u2019s not just school buses, you got your JTA, any kind of passenger vehicle is gonna stop right there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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