DeKALB | A mother’s greatest concern is the safety of her children. Monday’s school bus incident in Alabama brings school bus safety to mind.

Despite recent study results in the journal called Pediatrics showing children sustain about 17,000 school bus injuries each year, two local middle school principals are confident in the safety of their bus services.

The study showed that children ages 10 to 14 — middle school students — have the greatest chance of injury.

Roger Scott, principal of Huntley Middle School, said the school has had no problems with their bus service, and was unaware of any previous injuries.

“The drivers care about our kids,” Scott said. “I rode with them five or six times last year and was pleased.”

Craig Bowers, principal of Clinton Rosette Middle School, also is confident with the safety of their bus service. Bowers was unaware of any bus injuries in his seven years of administration.

Gina Collin, DeKalb resident and parent of three students in District 428, said she is confident with the safety of the service and has had no safety concerns with her children.

“I do definitely [feel safe with the service],” Collin said.

Tiffini Bloniarz, Laidlaw’s director of corporate communications, said all of Laidlaw’s buses are equipped with a crossing arm to keep students out of the “danger zone” in front of the bus.

Bloniarz said some of the school buses also are equipped with security cameras to monitor student activity.

“Some buses have video, but not all of them do,” Bloniarz said. “That’s something requested by the district.”

Bloniarz added that all buses have emergency exits on the backs and sides of the bus, and new buses also have emergency exits in the roof.

Christopher Norman contributed to this article