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Join us in an open-ended conversation about children and school buses – and the people who bring them together from SBF's editorial team and guest authors.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonFebruary 11, 2013

Don’t fall out of your seat

Do some school bus drivers need their passengers (or someone else) to remind them to buckle up? Several incidents that have made the news should serve as cautionary tales to those who haven’t made it a priority to properly wear their seat belts. ...

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Kelly RoherJanuary 25, 2013

Unusual situations in pupil transportation

We’ve all had moments where we’ve seen or read something that makes us laugh out loud or think, “What the heck?!” I read recently about an unusual occurrence involving a pupil transportation operation in Washington state.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonJanuary 11, 2013

Bus drivers vs. bad stereotypes

Are school bus drivers painted in a bad light in the media? In TV shows, movies, books and the news, is there a tendency to emphasize the more unpleasant traits that some school bus drivers might portray on occasion? Those questions came to mind ...

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonDecember 14, 2012

Top News: The Year in Review

In 2012, bullying was again in the limelight as video of a school bus monitor being harassed went viral. Also, the U.S. pupil transportation community made connections abroad to help other countries safely transport their students.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Kelly RoherNovember 16, 2012

How have service animals impacted your operation?

Around Veterans' Day, I came across a lot of touching stories online about how service dogs are helping veterans. It got me thinking about how these animals assist students with disabilities, and their impact on a district’s or bus company’s school bus service.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonNovember 14, 2012

Did 'Idiot' Sign Sentence Go Too Far — Or Not Far Enough?

I have to admit: I was almost feeling bad for Shena Hardin, the woman who drove her SUV on a sidewalk to get by a stopped school bus. Not because she didn't deserve to be punished for her outrageously reckless driving — she certainly did. But it seemed to me that the highly publicized component of her sentence — standing at the scene of the crime with an "idiot" sign — was a case of a judge getting carried away. ...

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