Support announced for students, staff following school bus crash [Video]

As the last week of classes begins for many kids in B.C., students in 100 Mile House went to school Monday morning after a weekend of reflection following a fatal school bus crash north of Lac La Hache. 

The local school district has since brought in additional support for staff and students still reeling from the incident, which left 36 people injured. 

A school bus carrying 40 100 Mile House students in grades 6 and 7 from 100 Mile Elementary and Horse Lake Elementary went off the road and down an embankment after travelling on Highway 97 north of 100 Mile House, about 126 kilometres northwest of Kamloops, B.C.

While one student and the bus driver had to be extricated by first responders, most of the 40 students and teachers were able to get out on their own, according to local fire Chief Roger Hollander.

The cause of the bus …