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Management•by Staff•December 1, 2004

Ontario bolsters training in wake of child's death

QUEENS PARK, Ontario — In an effort to bolster school bus safety, Canadian government officials will act on recommendations by Chief Coroner Barry McL...

Management•by Steve Hirano, Editor/Associate Publisher•December 1, 2004

The ripple effect

The 24 million children who ride the bus to and from school every day enjoy a degree of safety that’s unmatched in surface transportation. That’s some...

Management•by Staff•December 1, 2004

NSTA fixes tax bill, protects contractors

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National School Transportation Association (NSTA) spotted language in the new American Jobs Creation Act that it said could hav...

Safety•by Staff•December 1, 2004

NASDPTS urges further security efforts with feds

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After passing a resolution at its recent conference, the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (...

Management•by Staff•December 1, 2004

Blue Bird completes financial restructuring

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Blue Bird Corp. has emerged from a financial restructuring with its parent company, Henlys Group PLC, establishing the school bus m...

Management•by Frank Di Giacomo, Publisher•December 1, 2004

Rising costs, challenges

For better or worse, the 2004 presidential election is behind us. If you were in Cincinnati for the National Association for Pupil Transportation’s co...

Safety•by Staff•November 1, 2004

Feds distribute security notice to school districts

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Education warned school districts nationwide to keep an eye out for people spying on their buildings and buses.

Management•by Thomas McMahon, Associate Editor•November 1, 2004

What You Can Learn From the 5 Worst School Bus Operations

At war with the community Rough Public Schools, Foulmouth, S.D. The transportation department at Rough Public Schools may n...

Special Needs Transportation•by Jean Zimmerman and Kathy Furneaux•November 1, 2004

What You Need to Know About Transporting Service Animals

Students with disabilities have the right to bring their service dogs not only to school with them, but also on the school bus. It is important to have procedures in place for transporting these four-legged companions.

Special Needs Transportation•by Dr. Ray Turner•November 1, 2004

Keys to communicating with the hearing impaired

By understanding the various types and degrees of hearing loss, along with the more effective ways of interacting with hearing-impaired passengers, sc...

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