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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2015

Special-needs student dropped off alone at wrong bus stop

The boy, who suffers seizures, missed getting off at his stop at his daycare center. He had wandered alone for about five minutes and did not have his emergency medication with him.

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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2015

Video shows Oklahoma school bus, SUV in head-on collision

The SUV sped toward the bus without swerving or braking, causing minor injuries to some students aboard. The driver of the vehicle may have had a seizure, police said.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Thomas McMahonApril 3, 2015

10 Tips for Stepping Up School Bus Security

From thorough pre-trip inspections to building rapport with students, here are 10 practices that can help prevent or respond to security threats.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 2, 2015

Chowchilla school bus kidnapper OK’d for parole

James Schoenfeld and two others hijacked a school bus in 1976 and then imprisoned the 26 children and their driver. Now, Schoenfeld has been given initial approval to re-enter society.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 1, 2015

Update: New Jersey bill on service animals approved

Gov. Chris Christie signs into law legislation that adds school buses to the list of school locations in which students’ service animals are allowed.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2015

District tells driver to take Easter decoration off bus

Abilene (Texas) Independent School District officials told Penny Downing to remove the Easter wreath she placed on the hood of her bus, citing a potential distraction to other drivers.

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ArticlesMarch 31, 2015

How school transportation compares in the U.K.

The U.K.’s lack of a standard yellow bus is a prominent difference between the British and American school transportation systems, but the two have more similarities than you might expect.

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ArticlesMarch 31, 2015

NSTA Advocacy in Action — What is a negotiated rulemaking, and is it a good thing?

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposed employing the negotiated rulemaking process to find a solution to its long-proposed concept of entry-level driver training. What is this process, and is it a good thing?

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Newsby StaffMarch 31, 2015

Sure-Lok offers new Titan800 retractor

The wheelchair securement retractor is designed to meet the latest WC18 industry regulations, which take effect in December 2015.

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Newsby StaffMarch 31, 2015

‘Bouncy’ bus ride injures student, prompts lawsuit

Oscoda (Mich.) Area Schools and one of its drivers were taken to court for gross negligence after a driver took, at students’ request, an off-route road with dips that sent them bouncing in the air and injured a student.

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