WEST JORDAN — School bus drivers in West Jordan are on a mission to save lives this school year.

On Tuesday, they traded their routes for a classroom — teaching Antelope Canyon Elementary students how to ride the bus safely.

“The bus is really high up, and some of these kids, it’s very difficult to see them, especially if they get too close,” Jordan School District Bus Driver Jacob Hobbs said.

Hobbs taught kids one of the most important lessons: keeping a safe distance from the school bus. They need to be at least 10 feet away.

“You stay ten feet in front of the bus, away from the sides and away from the back, just to make sure that you’re easily seen by the bus driver that way we can prevent any accidents,” he said.

At Antelope Elementary, students practiced boarding and exiting the

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