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News•by Staff•January 17, 2015

Ohio district to test GPS app on school buses

North Ridgeville City Schools is testing GPS units on two of its buses for a proposed app that would show school bus locations and real-time arrival information. The district aims to improve communication with parents, help drivers stay on schedule and save on fuel costs.

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News•by Staff•January 15, 2015

School bus driver charged in crash didn’t disclose medical info

Gerald Rupple was driving a bus last year for the Orange (Calif.) Unified School District when he passed out and crashed, injuring 11 students. He is accused of failing to disclose his medical problems when he was hired, and he faces several charges.

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News•by Staff•January 15, 2015

School bus driver rescues woman from overturned car

Larry Cornett was driving on his morning route for Burke County (N.C.) Public Schools when another bus driver notified him of a crash on the route. He pulled the driver out of her car and waited with her on his bus until help arrived.

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News•by Staff•January 14, 2015

School bus with boy behind wheel hits building

Tiffanie Brown of Merrimack, New Hampshire, allegedly directed her 5-year-old son through checks of the reverse and brake lights, and he shifted the bus into reverse, causing it to drive backwards and into a building. She is charged with child endangerment and reckless conduct.

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News•by Staff•January 13, 2015

NAPT, <I>SBF</i> launch School Bus eXchange

The new SBX event will bring industry thought leaders together with product and service providers for two days of interaction in an educational setting.

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Videos•by Staff•January 13, 2015

South Carolina 'School Bus Shuffle' Teaches Kids Bus Etiquette

Some students and faculty members at Chastain Road Elementary School in Liberty, South Carolina, created this video instructing students how to behave on the school bus.

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News•by Staff•January 12, 2015

Man dies after school bus rolls on top of him

The Hazlet, Saskatchewan, man was repairing the bus. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are conducting a mechanical inspection of the bus.

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News•by Staff•January 9, 2015

Kindergartner left alone on bus found wandering street

A 6-year-old girl in Jerome, Idaho, who fell asleep and was left alone on her school bus for about two hours, left the bus and walked for about half a mile before a firefighter found her. The girl did not appear to be injured.

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News•by Staff•January 8, 2015

NAPT expands leadership initiative

The Leading Every Day initiative consists of six webinars, starting Jan. 13, covering project management and long-term process initiatives.

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News•by Staff•January 8, 2015

Stop-arm cameras still OK under law change in Ohio

A new law that takes effect in March will effectively end the use of cameras for traffic enforcement at red lights, but an exemption allows the continued use of school bus stop-arm cameras.

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