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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserApril 8, 2016

Assessments, Investments Bolster School Bus Facility Security

Free facility assessments and training from the TransportationSecurity Administration, investing in secured onsite parking, andhiring a safety officer to implement facility enhancementsare some measures being taken to help employees stay safe on the job.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2016

California Child Check Alarm Bill Advances

Lawmakers approved SB 1072, which would require school buses to be equipped with child-check alarms, in response to the death of a special-needs student who had been left on the bus for several hours.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 7, 2016

New Law Allows Mailing of School Bus Stop-Arm Running Citations

In Virginia, citations for stop-arm violations can now be mailed to owners of vehicles involved in the incidents. A previous law required them to be delivered in person.

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Newsby StaffApril 7, 2016

Nebraska Districts Extend First Student Contract

Two Nebraska Panhandle Consortium districts award a four-year contract extension to the school bus company.

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Newsby StaffApril 7, 2016

California School Bus Contractor Adds SafeStop App

Tumbleweed Transportation will start providing the app to its customers at the start of the 2016-17 school year.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2016

Pilot Program Offers Transit Bus Rides for High Schoolers

In Denton, Texas, some high school students who don’t qualify to ride the yellow bus can get discounted transit passes and ride on an existing route to school.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2016

School Bus Bursts into Flames Minutes After Students Exit

A Florida bus driver pulls over when her bus starts smoking. She evacuates the students, and minutes later, the bus catches fire.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 5, 2016

States Share School Bus Seat Belt Experiences in NHTSA Meeting

Representatives of the six states that have passed school bus seat belt legislation discuss such issues as costs, training, and emergency evacuations.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 5, 2016

NCST Releases Revisions to 2015 Procedures

An electronic version of the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures document that has revisions highlighted is available to state directors of pupil transportation for the first time.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 4, 2016

Explosive Material Used in Training Left in School Bus

The CIA inadvertently leaves a benign explosive training material in the engine compartment of a Loudoun County (Va.) Public Schools bus, and safely recovers it. No students are harmed.

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