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Newsby Nicole SchlosserAugust 13, 2018

Tennessee Launches School Bus Seat Belt Funding Program

A state budget amendment provides $3 million in nonrecurring funds to school districts to pay the extra costs associated with buying buses equipped with lap-shoulder seat belts.

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ArticlesCover StoryAugust 13, 2018

Safety Initiatives Strengthen Training for Drivers and Students

Award-winning Georgia school districts share details on their efforts to sharpen school bus safety skills.

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ProductsAugust 13, 2018

Hybrid DVR

The TH8 hybrid DVR, a new addition to Seon’s TH Series hybrid high-definition (HD) video surveillance line, can provide full coverage inside and outside the vehicle.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 13, 2018

Fired School Bus Driver Claims Gender Discrimination, Wins Lawsuit

Loretta Depew is awarded nearly $97,000. She was fired for leaving a student on her bus, but she asserted that a male driver was only suspended for the same infraction.

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ArticlesAugust 13, 2018

Learning From a Fatal Bus-Train Crash

A survivor’s account of a 1931 rail crossing tragedy, along with safety tips from Operation Lifesaver, made for a memorable training program for school bus drivers in Merced, California.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2018

Kentucky District Adds 20 School Bus Monitors

Jefferson County Public Schools will assign the new monitors to buses that must stop at a depot during a route, or that transport a large number of students for long periods of time.

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Newsby StaffAugust 10, 2018

Mom Urges HOA to Allow Special-Needs School Bus in Community

Mary Bennette-Browing of Virginia asks her homeowner’s association to reconsider a request to allow a school bus to drive into the private community to pick up her two children, who have special needs.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserAugust 9, 2018

West Virginia District Demonstrates New School Bus Safety Features

Kanawha County Schools holds two demonstrations for students, parents, and the public to unveil a new safety lighting system and other technology, and to dispense safety advice. 

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2018

First Student Awarded New Contract in California

The school bus contractor will operate transportation services for the Ventura County Office of Education.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 8, 2018

New Vice Chairman Sworn In for National Transportation Safety Board

Aviation veteran Bruce Landsberg starts his term as a board member and vice chairman for the safety agency.

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