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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2014

Man looking for ride allegedly steals school bus

Donald L. Francis is charged with tampering with a motor vehicle in the first degree, a Class C felony, after allegedly stealing a North Wood R-IV (Mo.) School District bus. Francis admits to sheriff’s deputies that he was intoxicated and looking for a ride, found a school bus with keys in it, and drove to St. Clair, which is where authorities found the bus.

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Videosby StaffJune 20, 2014

Kentucky School District Preps Kindergartners, Parents for Riding School Bus

Louisville, Ky.'s Jefferson County Public Schools gets kindergartners and their parents ready for the first day of school with an introduction to riding the school bus.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 19, 2014

Associations asked union not to misuse school bus in campaign

The three national pupil transportation groups wrote to the Labors' International Union of North America, requesting that the union not negatively represent the yellow bus in its highway bill reauthorization campaign. But on Monday, the union launched a tour featuring a school bus that appears to have been smashed by a fallen piece of bridge.

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NewsJune 19, 2014

Anti-idling contest saves about $15,000 in fuel

Douglas County (Colo.) School District’s transportation department sponsored a competition between its west, east and north terminals to see which group could turn in the lowest amount of school bus engine idling time. The winning terminal cut its idling time by 50% — and won a catered lunch.

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2014

District displays rusted bus, gets funding greenlight

Medina (Ohio) City School District officials parked one of the district’s buses outside Medina High School before a city school board meeting took place so board members and the public could see the corrosion that has rendered many of the district’s buses irreparable. The board approved funding for 15 new school buses and approved soliciting bids for the purchase of two additional school buses equipped to transport students with special needs.

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2014

District considers opt-out option due to nearly empty buses

Westfield (Mass.) Public School District may ask students who drive themselves to and from school to opt out of the free school transportation system, and let them opt back in later if their transportation needs change. Many of the district’s 47-passenger capacity school buses travel with fewer than a dozen riders on board.

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2014

Indiana district to equip 24 more buses with DPFs

Fort Wayne Community Schools gets a $314,108 grant to pay for the diesel particulate filters (DPFs) and the equipment to clean them. The addition of the Hug mobiclean filters will bring Fort Wayne’s total number of DPF-equipped buses to 160.

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2014

Texas district honored for hiring military

The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve organization, a U.S. Department of Defense office, presents an award to Houston Independent School District for its efforts to recruit and retain military personnel.

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Newsby StaffJune 18, 2014

ProSight Insurance, SmartDrive debut risk reduction solution for school buses

SecureFleet, developed exclusively for ProSight niche transportation customers, combines vehicle data and a video event recording system with a comprehensive driver coaching program to help fleet owners and safety managers reduce risks, cut costs and better manage fleets.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJune 18, 2014

District decals buses to honor fallen alumni soldiers

Grand Ledge Public Schools held a ceremony on May 30 for two former students who died in the war in Afghanistan, unveiling memorial decals on two of its buses that honor the students and presenting framed versions to their mothers.

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