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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 9, 2015

NHTSA chief: ‘School buses should have seat belts. Period’

Before a large crowd of pupil transportation officials, Administrator Mark Rosekind revealed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s new stance, that “every child on every school bus should have a three-point seat belt.”

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 8, 2015

Q&A: Trucker-turned-triathlete on staying fit for driving

After experiencing the decline in fitness that often accompanies truck driving, Siphiwe Baleka set out to develop a realistic routine for truckers to get in shape. Now, he brings his health message to the school bus world.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonNovember 6, 2015

Never forget the danger of leaving a child behind

The death of autistic student Paul Lee, who was left on his school bus, is a tragic reminder of the importance of thoroughly checking every bus after every run.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2015

District considers school bus cameras after alleged assault

Johnston (Iowa) Community School District already has cameras on two of its 75 buses, but may equip the whole fleet with them after a driver was charged with assaulting a special-needs student.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2015

New York association releases results of illegal school bus passing survey

Bus drivers that participated in the New York Association for Pupil Transportation’s survey on Oct. 21 were passed a total of 492 times. Applied to over 50,000 school buses statewide, the total estimated illegal passing rate is 19,129 for that day.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 4, 2015

School bus driver accused of using cell phone with kids on board

An investigation by New York State Police and school district officials leads to the bus driver being charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2015

School Bus Safety Co. launches new edition of training program

The Driver Training Course, originally released in 2009, has been recreated and expanded. It now provides 25 DVD programs and a final exam.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 3, 2015

Man charged with OWI in crash that flipped school bus

Police in Iowa allege that an SUV driver was intoxicated when he crashed into a school bus carrying 32 students. The bus rolled around and landed back on its wheels.

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StatisticsNovember 2, 2015

School District Survey 2015

This survey is sent to directors and managers at school district transportation departments. Topics covered in this survey include starting driver pay and director salary, bus-to-dispatcher ratio and driver shortage.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 2, 2015

No injuries as car crashes head-on into school bus

Police in Pennsylvania say that a stopped school bus was about to discharge students when a car failed to stop in time and slid into the front of the bus.

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