☛ What types of defensive driving techniques do you use?

☛ How would you handle a situation on your bus in which a student attempted to or did physically harm you or another student?

☛ If I were to ask your previous employer about how many days you missed over the last year, what would he say?

☛ If a fight breaks out while in route to school, how would you handle the situation?

☛ How do you plan to adapt to many different bus routes?

☛ Tell me about your experience operating a large vehicle.

☛ What would your last employer say about your reliability?

☛ If a kid throws up, while in route to school, how would you handle the situation?

☛ If an older student kicks a younger student out of a seat, how would you handle this situation?

☛ A person you do not know comes to your bus to pick up a kindergarten student. The student does not seem to know them. What would you do?

☛ Do you have any driver certifications?

☛ Are you willing to work as a substitute driver in all areas of the district?

☛ A student changes seats several times. You have asked him to sit still without success. What would be your response?

☛ You have entered a busy intersection and a passenger vehicle cuts in front of you. What would be your response?

☛ What measures will you ensure to keep children safe?

☛ Driving a school bus requires arriving at the bus depot at 6 AM. Will this work for you?

☛ If a kid continues to throw a paper airplane at you while in route to school, how would you handle the situation?

☛ What do you think would be the most rewarding aspect of driving a school bus?

☛ What are some skills that make you a better school bus driver?

☛ Tell me about your driver training.

☛ How well do you control your temper?

☛ Why do you want to be a school bus driver?

☛ How do you make sure scheduled stops are on time?

☛ If I were to ask your previous employer, about how many days you missed, what would he or she say?

☛ Is there anything we should be aware of that may come up on your criminal background check?

☛ Are you available to work extra shifts, like sporting events and field trips?

☛ Is there anything you would like to add about yourself that you feel we should know when considering you for this position?

☛ How do you handle conflict?

☛ In the event of a serious accident, what procedure would you follow?

☛ Tell me about your driving experience.

☛ Why are you the best candidate for us?

☛ Are you experienced in using a CB radio to communicate with the school and other bus drivers?