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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2016

School Bus Driver Saves 32 Students From Smoking Bus

Michele Coates of Virginia smells smoke, pulls her bus over, and gets all the students off the bus safely. Coates and 17 students are transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 28, 2016

California Governor Signs Child-Check Alarm Bill into Law

Gov. Jerry Brown signs SB 1072, also known as the “Paul Lee School Bus Safety Law,” which will require all school buses in the state to be equipped with child-check reminder alarm systems and for bus drivers to be trained on those systems.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 27, 2016

New NAPT Technology to Help Optimize KPI Data

The business intelligence platform will display actionable data in a user friendly dashboard and allow transportation directors to share it and collaborate on solutions. It will be unveiled at the association’s annual Summit in November.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2016

Durham Donates School Bus to Charity Foundation

The donation will support Boll Weevil Charity Foundation in fulfilling its mission of providing assistance to the mid-south community through financial support, goods and services, and spiritual upliftment.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 26, 2016

2 Accused of Threatening School Bus Riders With Firearms

At a bus stop in Lafayette, Louisiana, police say that a 19-year-old and a 15-year-old pulled out guns and pointed them at the bus.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Thomas McMahonSeptember 26, 2016

Districts Put a Dent in Bus Passing With Stop-Arm Cameras

Combined with public education efforts, the camera systemshave helped enhance student safety by deterring stop-arm running.Some school districts have cut violations by 50% or more.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2016

School Bus Driver, 16 Students Injured When Bus Overturns in Crash

The Texas bus driver reportedly swerves to try to avoid hitting another vehicle, veers off the road, overturns, and crashes into a ditch. Sixteen students and the bus driver are taken to the hospital.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2016

School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty to Careless Driving in Crash

The district attorney’s office drops DUI charges against Elizabeth Burris of Colorado for a crash last year that injured students. Burris’ attorney says she was not impaired but suffered from a migraine and fatigue.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2016

Student Struck by Car at School Bus Stop

Henry Cruz-Orellana of North Carolina is standing at his bus stop when a vehicle driven by a 16-year-old tries to pass other cars, runs off the road, and hits him. He suffers non-life-threatening injuries.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 22, 2016

Contractor Specs Fire Suppression on New School Buses

National Express, which includes Durham School Services, will add the Fogmaker fire suppression system on its new school bus purchases.

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