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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 Nicole Schlosser•October 25, 2018

Training for Staff, Public Targeted During School Bus Safety Week

Districts, school bus companies, and suppliers hold refresher training, partner with law enforcement, and advocate for key legislation.

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News•by Staff•October 25, 2018

Safe Fleet Rebrands Anti-Bullying Campaign, Kicks Off Kindness Coloring Contest

The company relaunches its anti-bullying campaign as United to End Bullying.

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News•by Staff•October 24, 2018

Mobile Connectivity Solution Supplier Partners With IC Bus, OnCommand Connection

Kajeet teams up with IC Bus and OnCommand Connection to provide more students with managed, filtered Wi-Fi service while on the school bus.

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News•by Staff•October 24, 2018

Student Struck in Hit-and-Run While Getting Off School Bus

The 10-year-old Pennsylvania student is exiting her school bus when an SUV passes the bus, hits her, and then continues driving, police say.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•October 23, 2018

NHTSA Directs Operator of Driverless Shuttle to Stop Transporting Children

Transdev stops running an autonomous shuttle to transport students in a Florida pilot after NHTSA tells it to cease operation, because it hadn’t approved the shuttle for that purpose.

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News•by Staff•October 22, 2018

School Bus Driver Arrested for Driving Into Flood Waters

Nathan Deyoung of Texas is charged with failing to obey warning signs and barricades over roads and endangering a child.

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News•by Staff•October 22, 2018

Safe Fleet to Unveil Intelligent Perimeter Safety Solutions

The safety solutions supplier expands its product offerings to include predictive stop arms, advanced danger zone protection, and around vehicle monitoring with motion detection.

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News•by Staff•October 19, 2018

New York School Bus Contractors Name Legislator of the Year

State Sen. Carl Marcellino is honored for supporting safe student transportation and sponsoring a bill on pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing of school bus drivers, which recently became law.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•October 18, 2018

School Bus Drivers’ Cars Broken Into During Afternoon Routes

As the Georgia drivers drop off students, their personal vehicles are broken into in the lot where they usually park their cars. DeKalb County School District is working on security enhancements.

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News•by Staff•October 16, 2018

Report: School Bus in Crash Traveling Too Fast for Conditions

A Texas DOT report states that the bus driver involved in a recent crash was driving too fast for conditions when he overcorrected and the bus hydroplaned and rolled over.

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