The MSD Martinsville Schools Board recognized bus drivers and transportation staff who responded to a late-night request to help stranded students from Evansville. Board members described a March 8 incident in which district transportation staff arranged for two Martinsville drivers to go to Fishers High School and transport a speech team back to Martinsville after the visiting bus broke down.

According to the account presented at the meeting, athletic staff in Evansville called for help; within roughly 90 minutes Martinsville drivers had arrived at Fishers High School, transported the students to Martinsville High School and reunited them with their chaperones and the Evansville bus. The board named drivers Ginny Whittle and Stacy Allen for their efforts and thanked transportation staff including Lisa Callahan for coordinating the response.

Board members said the response exemplified the district’s dedication to students and praised the drivers for volunteering their time late at night. No formal action or disciplinary matters were discussed; the recognition was ceremonial and recorded during the recognitions segment of the meeting.