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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 14, 2015

NHTSA panel to revisit school bus seat belt issue

The federal agency will convene a group to examine the long-debated topic of seat belts on school buses. A NHTSA spokesman tells SBF that plans for the panel are just getting underway.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2015

SafeStop brings bus, student tracking app to California

SafeStop debuted its school bus and student tracking app, SafeStop, with parents of students at Campbell Hall, a school located in North Hollywood. The app is also available in New York, Florida and South Carolina.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 12, 2015

NHTSA, EPA officials show ‘Love’ for the school bus

Federal dignitaries join elementary students to celebrate the yellow bus and its vital role in education at the American School Bus Council’s main event for Love the Bus.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2015

4 students burned on school bus

The radiator on the North Carolina bus overheated and spilled hot liquid into the rear compartment where the children were seated. While three were transported to a burn unit for treatment, none of the injuries are considered life-threatening.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2015

Thomas Built to hold 2 tech training events in 2015

The Thomas Built Institute’s Service Training East will take place in North Carolina in May, and the Service Training West will be held in Nevada in July.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2015

Newly found footage of historic school bus accident to air

Home movie footage of a school bus being pulled out of a Kentucky river following what has been called the worst school bus accident in U.S. history will be shown as part of a film that is a follow-up to the 2009 documentary The Very Worst Thing.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2015

NYAPT makes school transportation requests for state budget

The New York association calls for full funding for transportation aid, an increase for school bus driver training, and funding for security equipment, among other recommendations.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2015

Driver receives school bus casket as gift

Glen Davis, a former longtime bus driver for Grand Meadow (Minn.) Public Schools, received a casket built and painted to resemble a school bus from his friend, the owner of a funeral home, who wanted to pay tribute to his life.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 10, 2015

To lessen shortage, district lets attendants take a test-drive

Humble (Texas) Independent School District invited its bus attendants to take part in a ride-and-drive event, allowing them to try driving a school bus in the safety of a large parking lot. Nearly all the attendants who participated have decided to start training to become school bus drivers.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 10, 2015

Alabama state director Joe Lightsey steps down

Lightsey retires from the state position but takes on a new role at school bus dealership Transportation South. Kevin Snowden succeeds Lightsey as state director.

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