Boston Public Schools will require additional safety-related reports from its school bus contractor Transdev and the company is speeding up refresher training for its drivers, in the wake of a school bus crash in Hyde Park that killed a 5-year-old last month, Mayor Michelle Wu and Superintendent Mary Skipper announced early Friday morning.

Mayor Michelle Wu has announced that an independent investigation will be launched into school transportation safety at Boston Public Schools after the death of 5-year-old Lens Joseph,​ who was hit by a school bus.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has ordered an independent investigation of the public school district’s contracts with its transportation provider, Transdev, after a bus driver with lapsed credentials