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Managementby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

Use Empathy Effectively

The most effective managers are those who have the ability to empathize with their employees. This means identifying with and understanding their feel...

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Managementby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

A Call for Public Involvement

School bus safety is not solely your operation’s responsibility, though it may seem so at times. It’s also important for the general public to underst...

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

Transporting All Students Equally

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) plans to integrate approximately 35,000 disabled students into regular classes and bus routes by 2006 ...

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Managementby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

Limit Involuntary Overtime Hours

Forcing employees to work overtime can cause substandard work and considerable strain on individuals outside of the workplace. Yet many employers cont...

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Safetyby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

How Much Do You Really Know?

The following questions are from the book Unreported Miracles: What You Probably Don’t Know About Your Child’s School Bus by Dr. Cal LeMon. Ans...

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Managementby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

How to Predict the Unpredictable

Is there any way to predict that a bus driver will do something bizarre that could endanger passengers, like Otto Nuss in the Pennsylvania hijacking? ...

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

L.A. Unified to Mainstream Special-Needs

In an overhaul slated to take until 2006, the Los Angeles Unified School District will begin integrating its 35,000 special-needs students into regula...

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

Transporting the Visually Impaired

When greeting a person with a severe loss of vision, always identify yourself and others who may be with you. For example: “On my right is the bus ass...

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Managementby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

Is It Safe to Fast-Track Driver Trainees?

A dire need of drivers, both substitute and regular, has prompted some school districts and contractors to “fast-track” recruits through the pre-servi...

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Managementby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

Judgment Call

A bus driver has been seriously injured in an unprovoked attack by a middle-school student. School district officials do not want any negative publici...

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