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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•August 15, 2018

NTSB Webinar to Cover Role of Video Recorders in Reducing Crashes

Federal investigators and fleet owners will discuss how and why they use video recorders to improve safety.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•August 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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Articles•Cover Story•August 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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Products•August 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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News•by Thomas McMahon•August 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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Articles•August 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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News•by Staff•August 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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News•by Staff•August 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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News•by Nicole Schlosser•August 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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News•by Staff•August 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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