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ArticlesFebruary 1, 2002

Maintaining Order on Unruly Middle-School Routes

A transportation director once told the story of his first day on the job at a small rural school district. He went to the driver’s lounge and i...

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

Audio feed an invasion of privacy?

School districts and contractors who employ video surveillance in their school buses should be wary of recording audio. In a court case in Berks Coun...

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

Follow FMCSA Safety Guidelines

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was created in January 2000 to improve commercial vehicle safety on the highways. With studies...

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

Tragedy Requires Quick Response

On Nov. 29, 2001, a 9-year-old girl was killed and several others were critically injured when a snowplow crashed into a school bus during a snowstorm...

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

Provide Your Drivers with Carrots

Research shows that using carrots, or employee recognition, can be an effective method of gaining loyalty and commitment. It is also an inexpensive wa...

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

Judgment Call

A bus driver has been seriously injured in an unprovoked attack by a middle-school student. School district officials do not want any negative publici...

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

Is It Safe to Fast-Track Driver Trainees?

A dire need of drivers, both substitute and regular, has prompted some school districts and contractors to “fast-track” recruits through the pre-servi...

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

A Call for Public Involvement

School bus safety is not solely your operation’s responsibility, though it may seem so at times. It’s also important for the general public to underst...

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

Onboard Video Assists in Training

The San Marcos (Calif.) Unified School District has equipped three school vans with audio/video recording systems that register bus movement. The Driv...

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2002

How to Predict the Unpredictable

Is there any way to predict that a bus driver will do something bizarre that could endanger passengers, like Otto Nuss in the Pennsylvania hijacking? ...

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