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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2014

District to fire driver who let son drive school bus

Theresa Robinson admitted to allowing her son to drive the school bus that was assigned to her. An investigation conducted by Hillsborough County (Fla.) Public Schools found that Robinson's son took the bus to be washed and detailed and that no children were on board at the time.

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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2014

District uses school bus for program that feeds low-income students

The Manatee County (Fla.) School District’s school bus, which no longer runs in its fleet, is wrapped with brightly colored photos of the four food groups and delivers free lunches to more than 100 children each day. The food bus program runs through Aug. 8 and is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 16, 2014

Study: Total cost of auto crashes topped $800 billion

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finds that motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2010 resulted in economic costs of $277 billion and $594 billion in societal harm.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2014

Zonar launches new telematics bundle packages

All packages include a comprehensive set of features with hardware, installation, activation, 24/7/365 support, access to the Zonar Knowledgebase and lifetime hardware warranties, company officials say. Prices start at less than $20 per month.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2014

Thomas Built to hold tech training program in Dallas

The Thomas Built Institute Service Training – West will be held Sept. 9-12. The 2014 curriculum for the school bus maintenance training program covers such topics as propane, emissions systems, advanced electrical and wheelchair lifts.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2014

Georgia pupil transportation group gathers for 50th conference

A record number of school bus professionals are expected to attend the Georgia Association for Pupil Transportation's June 16-19 event on Jekyll Island, Ga. The milestone conference will offer more than 100 hours of professional learning across five tracks of study.

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Videosby StaffJune 12, 2014

Students Back Buckling up on the Bus [Video]

The school district plans to do safety presentations at schools, which will include showing the video.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 11, 2014

South Carolina stop-arm camera bill signed

Gov. Nikki Haley approves legislation that allows South Carolina school buses to be equipped with digital video recording devices to document vehicles passing illegally. Stop-arm safety advocate David Poag says that "the use of video surveillance in enforcement efforts will ultimately make motorists think twice before passing a stopped school bus."

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ArticlesJune 10, 2014

Committed to lifelong learning

Peter Lawrence estimated that he put in about 1,000 hours in just the last year as he worked on his dissertation. That was in addition to continuing his full-time job as director of transportation.

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