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Safetyby Sandra Matke, Senior Editor, and Steve Hirano, EditorDecember 1, 2000

NAPT 2000 Focuses on Curbing School Bus Violence

Meeting in Buffalo, N.Y., delegates learned about predicting and responding to school violence, as well as handling the media, special-needs challenges and transportation funding.

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Managementby Sandra Matke, Senior EditorDecember 1, 2000

Can Parent-Pay Systems Alleviate Your Budget Woes?

As school transportation funding grows increasingly slim, school bus operators nationwide struggle to make ends meet. Here’s how some have turned to parents for added support.

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Maintenanceby StaffDecember 1, 2000

How to trouble-shoot drivers' brake complaints

Deciphering the complaints of school bus drivers can require some sleuthing abilities on the part of the garage staff. Braking irregularities are often at the source of their complaints.

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Managementby Steve Hirano, EditorDecember 1, 2000

Grammar police lash out with sharpened tongues

In my last editorial I discussed a traffic ticket and a sullen highway patrol officer. I’d like to talk about the police again, but in a different context. This time I want to discuss the grammar police on the Internet.

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Safetyby StaffDecember 1, 2000

Breaking News from Around the Industry

NTSB urges bus design change WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that school bus design...

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Safetyby Phil Blanchard-KrulicDecember 1, 2000

A passenger's perspective on the daily school bus ride

An important perspective that’s often overlooked in the pupil transportation industry is that of the passengers. Until last June, my morning routine included spending an hour on a Blue Bird. I know very well the attitudes of most of my peers when it comes to school buses, and I’d like to share some of my observations.

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Managementby StaffNovember 1, 2000

News from the World of Pupil Transportation

Spartan pulls plug on Carpenter Industries, Drivers contribute motivational strategies, Student takes keys from drunken bus driver

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Safetyby StaffNovember 1, 2000

How to select and use child safety restraint systems

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released a new brochure offering guidelines for choosing and using child safety restraint systems (CSRS) on school buses.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 1, 2000

Breaking News from Around the Industry

Driver debacle at charter school ST. PAUL, Minn. — Only three of 10 drivers at a charter school had the credentials required to operat...

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Safetyby Pete BaxterNovember 1, 2000

Let unbiased experts develop national specs, procedures

During the past 60 years, school transportation professionals from around the United States have gathered on 13 occasions to develop specifications and recommendations for the industry.

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