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News•by Staff•May 6, 2014

REMINDER: Nominate an outstanding school bus contractor

Do you know an exemplary school bus contractor who deserves recognition for his or her efforts? If so, SCHOOL BUS FLEET wants to hear from you. We’re preparing to select a recipient for our annual Contractor of the Year award, and we’re accepting nominations. The deadline is Friday, May 9.

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News•by Staff•May 6, 2014

First Student celebrates its employees

The school bus contractor will hold employee appreciation days Tuesday through Thursday this week in recognition of its nearly 60,000 drivers, attendants, technicians, managers and additional staff. Officials say every First Student location will hold an event to honor employees for their hard work and commitment.

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News•by Staff•May 6, 2014

12-year-old arrested after shots fired at school bus

According to police in Baton Rouge, La., a student had an altercation with another student on the bus. When the suspect gets off of the bus, he runs into his home, grabs a handgun and fires three shots at the bus. No one is injured in the shooting.

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News•by Staff•May 2, 2014

Motorist charged with DUI after hitting special-needs bus

James Joshua Warren rounds a curve in his car and strikes the bus, then keeps driving until he reaches his home, where he parks his car and goes inside his home. He is later arrested and charged with the offense. No students are injured.

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News•by Staff•May 2, 2014

Driver, monitor resign after special-needs student left on school bus

The preschooler is picked up in the morning and is discovered at the Kentucky district’s bus depot in the afternoon, still seated in the bus. The district has changed its policies to help prevent future instances of children being left on buses by requiring preschool staff to check the buses, in addition to the drivers and monitors.

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News•by Staff•May 2, 2014

Bullet hits bus carrying special-needs students

The bus is hit while carrying six special-needs students and three employees as three to four men fired several shots. No children are injured.

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News•by Staff•May 1, 2014

IC Bus offers technician training program

Sessions will be held at the IC Bus plant in Tulsa, Okla., on June 23-26; July 7-10; July 21-24 and Aug. 4-7, and the registration fee is $425. The sessions focus on engines, diagnostics, and preventive maintenance and repair procedures.

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News•by Staff•May 1, 2014

Texas district holds driver attendance contest

The attendance competition among Houston Independent School District's four bus terminals was timed during a week of state testing for students. District officials say that the goals were to make sure students got to school on time and to show drivers "how important their role is in the students’ success."

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News•by Staff•May 1, 2014

Seon announces anti-bullying grant recipients

The mobile surveillance supplier selects seven recipients for its anti-bullying grant and The Bully Project Educator’s DVD and Toolkits. Twelve more grant applicants are awarded The Bully Project Educator’s DVD and Toolkits.

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