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Newsby StaffNovember 23, 2015

Teen motorist sentenced for death of girl boarding school bus

Michael Shelly, the 18-year-old Pennsylvania driver who fatally struck 16-year-old Minete Zeka while she was crossing an intersection to board her bus last year, is sentenced to 11.5 to 23 months in prison and five years of probation.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2015

Last Chowchilla school bus kidnapper denied parole

A state panel denied Frederick Woods parole for the 14th time due to disciplinary infractions that demonstrate continued criminal thinking, authorities say. He will be able to seek parole again in three years.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 19, 2015

Bill would require sensors on New Jersey school buses

New school buses in the state would need sensors to alert the driver of objects in front or in back of the bus, under a bill advanced by an Assembly committee.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2015

School bus driver recognized for response after plane crash

Sandy Jett of Ohio quickly backs away from smoke, fire and downed power lines caused by a fatal plane crash on her route. Her supervisor commends her for preventing students from seeing the accident and keeping them calm.

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Videosby StaffNovember 19, 2015

Texas District’s School Bus Safety Procedures

Matthew, the "School Bus Safety Kid" teaches his fellow students how to ride the yellow bus properly and safely.

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ArticlesNovember 18, 2015

Weighing the costs and benefits of safety technologies

Pedestrian detection technology could be ideal for a school bus on an urban route. ESC is particularly beneficial for a bus traveling at higher speeds.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserNovember 18, 2015

Texas district’s new school buses to include 3-point seat belts

The Houston Independent School District made the decision after NHTSA updated its position to suggest that students should have access to three-point seat belts.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 17, 2015

Nissan pulls controversial ‘school bus race’ ad

After NAPT leads an outcry over the Nissan commercial, which shows a father and son racing a yellow bus to school, the automaker takes it off the air.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2015

Last Chowchilla school bus kidnapper seeks parole

Frederick Woods, one of three men convicted in the 1976 kidnapping of 26 children and their school bus driver, has a parole hearing scheduled for Thursday. A congresswoman and a retired state appellate judge say that he has served enough time.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2015

School bus overturns, no one hurt

A driver in Tennessee apparently blacked out and lost control of the bus, and it then jumped the curb and flipped over. The driver and aide were the only passengers aboard.

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