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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2016

Indecent Exposure Reported Near School Bus Stop

A 17-year-old girl in Virginia is walking to catch her bus when a man pulls up in a vehicle and allegedly exposes himself to her.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2016

Massachusetts District Awards 3-Year Contract to First Student

The contractor is replacing Freetown-Lakeville's current school buses with a new fleet equipped with GPS, crossing gates, and the Child Check-Mate System.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 8, 2016

Iowa District Contracts Out School Bus Service

Johnston Community School District’s transportation system, currently owned and operated by the district, will be converted to Student Transportation of America.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2016

Wheelchair Securement Supplier Enters Vehicle Modification Market

AMF Bruns provides wheelchair securement, occupant restraint systems, and associated equipment for the safe transportation of wheelchair passengers.

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ArticlesJune 3, 2016

NAPT News & Views — Pupil Transportation: The Learning Connection

A new study has found that students who ride the school bus in kindergarten are less likely to be chronically absent.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2016

School Bus Driver Found Not Guilty of Hitting Special-Needs Student

A jury finds Jeannette Burrage of Washington not guilty of assaulting a 6-year-old boy with autism. Video showed her in a scuffle with the boy, but the jury couldn’t prove that she intentionally hit him. 

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2016

Special-Needs Teen Left on School Bus

A Montana school bus driver leaves a 16-year-old student who has to wear a three-point harness, which she cannot remove by herself, on her school bus. The girl misses about three hours of school.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 2, 2016

School Bus Seat Belt Bill Advances in Rhode Island

The legislation does not specify whether the restraints would have to be lap-shoulder belts or whether lap-only belts would suffice.

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Newsby StaffJune 2, 2016

New Jersey Bill Would Allow Stop-Arm Cameras on School Buses

A-3798 would allow school districts to deploy school bus stop-arm cameras and requires the video to be reviewed by law enforcement, who would determine if a citation should be issued to the driver.

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Newsby StaffJune 1, 2016

Winners Named in New York School Bus Safety Competition

More than 100 drivers took part in the 45th annual New York State School Bus Safety Competition, which was hosted by the New York School Bus Contractors Association.

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