RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — The first of five school districts across the state received a new electric school bus as part of the initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions.

 

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The N.C. DEQ purchased 161 new school buses, including 43 electric buses

The buses are a part of a pilot program aimed at reducing carbon emissions

The Randolph County School System is the first public school district in our state to receive an electric bus

 

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality used $30 million from N.C. Volkswagen Settlement to purchase 161 new school buses, including 43 electric buses.

The Randolph County School System is the first public school district in our state to receive an electric bus.

Randolph County Schools Superintendent Dr. Stephen Gainey said the project is just one more way to make improvements for students.

“For all the decisions we try to orient them back to students, and what's best for the students is getting them to school safely and on time so we can work with them," he explained at the ribbon cutting for the bus on Jan. 24. 

Gainey hopes to see the bus on the road soon.

It will either go to Southwestern Randolph High School or Southwestern Randolph Middle School. 

Transylvania, New Hanover, Rowan and Cabarrus counties will also get an electric bus.