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Stay current on the practices, equipment, training, and research helping protect students, drivers, and other road users. Here, we cover topics such as illegal passing, loading and unloading, driver safety, student behavior, crash prevention, security, and more.

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News•by Staff•December 17, 2018

New York Approves School Bus Crossing Light System

New York is the 19th state to allow the Gardian Angel safety lighting system as optional equipment.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•December 15, 2018

PSA Promotes School Bus Safety in Idaho

The Idaho State Department of Education’s public service announcement asks motorists to be engaged and "watch for school buses as they pick up and drop off kids.”

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News•by Staff•December 14, 2018

School Bus Driver Saves Student from Being Struck By Vehicle

Nevada driver Greg Hoeger uses the buses' horn to warn the student of the vehicle that fails to stop for the bus.

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News•by Staff•December 14, 2018

NSTA Gains Fee Exemption for Intrastate School Buses

The National School Transportation Association receives a fee exemption from the Unified Carrier Registration Board's fleet size calculation for school vehicles owned by contractors that are operated exclusively as intrastate school transportation.

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News•by Staff•December 14, 2018

Driver Injured After School Bus Overturns

The Pennsylvania bus driver loses control of the bus, causing it to roll over off of the road. No students were on board.

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News•by Staff•December 12, 2018

Teen Struck By Bullet While Riding School Bus

A 17-year-old student from New Academy (Pa.) Charter School is riding his school bus when he is shot in the shoulder. He is taken to the hospital in stable condition.

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News•by Staff•December 12, 2018

Student Fatally Struck While Crossing to School Bus Stop

Silus Hunsinger of Pennsylvania is hit and killed by a pickup truck while crossing the road to his school bus stop.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•December 12, 2018

School Bus Operator Go Riteway Launches Trafficking Prevention Training

The Wisconsin-based operator is using materials provided by Busing on the Lookout to train employees on identifying and reporting signs of human trafficking.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•December 10, 2018

Truck Collides With School Bus, Killing 2

A semi tractor-trailer reportedly enters the opposite lane of traffic and collides head-on with a school bus in Illinois, killing the driver of the truck and a school volunteer, police said.

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News•by Staff•December 7, 2018

Students Take Charge After School Bus Driver Goes Unconscious

Nolan Barry and Thomas MacKeen of New Hampshire see the driver fall from her seat to the floor while the bus is still moving. They calm students down and gain the attention of a parent nearby.

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