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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 3, 2015

School bus driver killed, 13 students injured in Alberta crash

The bus, with 14 students on board, collided with a semi-truck on Monday. “The unthinkable happened this morning,” the school district superintendent says.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2015

First Student kicks off customer initiative for Love the Bus

“I Care + We Care = Customer Care” sets simple age-appropriate behavior expectations for students and provides positive reinforcement tools for good behavior. Team members also focus on ensuring school buses are clean and well-maintained.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2015

School bus driver saves home from fire

Tammy Ritter, a driver in Baldwin City, Kansas, discovered that a doghouse on the porch of a house had caught fire. She threw it onto the front lawn, stomped out most of the flames, and called the fire department, preventing the fire from spreading to the house.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 30, 2015

More special-needs conferences to be held in California

The Office of School Transportation events, slated for April 14-15 and Nov. 17-18, will focus on when and how to transport children with special needs.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 30, 2015

NASDPTS reports on vehicles allowed in student transportation

The state director survey’s findings include which states allow non-school bus vehicles, such as vans, transit buses and passenger cars, to be used for home-school-home transportation.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2015

American Traffic Solutions, REI partner to combat stop-arm running

Districts can now choose to add REI stop-arm cameras as part of their enforcement solution.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2015

John Elliott Jr. joins National Express in VP role

Elliott, the son of industry veteran and former National Express CEO John A. Elliott, is named vice president of operations for the school bus contracting company.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2015

School bus driver charged with DUI

Authorities in Tazewell, Virginia, say that no children were on the bus when the driver was arrested. However, she had just completed a route.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2015

Photo shows students riding on school bus steps

A former Arkansas county deputy said he initially took the picture to show how fast the bus was driving. He later enlarged it and spotted the children sitting on the steps.

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