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Wes Platt
Former Executive Editor
[Archives] 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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Former Executive Editor
[Archives] 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.
Every December, we hear about school bus operations pitching in to help their communities celebrate the holidays and to provide for those in need. The ubiquity of news like this speaks to the generosity and good will of the people in the pupil transportation industry. Here’s a great example.
Read More →In my years since joining the SBF team, I’ve learned how much school bus drivers can influence the lives of the students they transport. Bus driver Kristine Nyack has a positive attitude around her students, and she interacts with them by, among other things, performing an upbeat song.
Read More →The school bus industry convened in Portland, Ore., recently for the annual NAPT and NASDPTS conferences. The events were full of fascinating speakers, inspiring awards presentations and entertaining sights and activities. Here's a look at what we SBF editors captured with our cameras.
Read More →How many hours do you spend sitting every day? I asked myself that question when I read a story about a substitute school bus driver who suffered a heart attack and died while he was transporting students last week. ...
Read More →As I pored over the stack of contest entries, I was constantly amused by the kids' unexpected observations and quirky insights. But what struck me even more was how these heartfelt essays show what a significant impact school bus drivers have on their passengers. ...
Read More →In my years on the SBF team, I’ve learned that with the pupil transportation industry, you should expect the unexpected. However, I was surprised upon recently learning the specifics of illegal bus passing problems at a couple of school districts. We report in our forthcoming November issue...
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