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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2014

Parents rally to support suspended bus driver

Parents urged Hoosick Falls (N.Y.) School District school board members to reinstate Leo Surdam after he was suspended for allegedly grabbing two sixth-grade students by the shirt or jacket when he told them to stop bullying a fourth-grade student.

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NewsDecember 22, 2014

Top 4 most-viewed feature articles of 2014

Articles that attracted the most traffic on Schoolbusfleet.com this year covered such topics as post-accident procedures, the NAPT Summit and diesel exhaust fluid.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 20, 2014

New site chosen for Nat’l Congress on School Transportation

The 16th pupil transportation congress will be held in Des Moines, Iowa — a new location after more than three decades in Warrensburg, Missouri.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2014

First Student, Ohio district partner for coat drive

The contractor partnered with Cincinnati Public Schools to hold a coat drive to benefit nearly 150 students in the district. First Student employees collected coats at the company's four Cincinnati-area locations.

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Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2014

After fatal crash, lawmakers mull seat belt requirement

Some Tennessee lawmakers are considering a seat belt mandate for new school buses following a recent collision that killed two children and a bus aide. Legislators are reviewing research and looking into the cost.

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2014

Student fatally struck while trying to board bus

A 16-year-old girl in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, was crossing an intersection in an attempt to board her school bus when she was struck by a car that allegedly ran the bus’ stop arm, police say. She was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.

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Newsby StaffDecember 16, 2014

School bus crossing light allowed in Colorado

Colorado becomes the seventh state to allow Gardian Angel, which uses a white flood light to illuminate the path for students to cross the street.

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Newsby StaffDecember 16, 2014

School bus slides, strikes pregnant woman

A Buffalo, New York, woman was struck by the bus and pinned between her car and the bus. The driver was maneuvering between two cars parked on opposite sides of a narrow, slippery street.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2014

All-Star Transportation acquires Connecticut contractor

With the purchase of Worhunsky Corp., school bus operator All-Star adds about 120 vehicles to its fleet of more than 700.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserDecember 15, 2014

Tree falls on bus in storm, no one hurt

Ray Johnson, a bus driver for Longview (Wash.) School District #122, was driving on a rural road with four students on board when strong winds knocked a tree on top of the bus. He was able to call for help in time and students were safely transferred to another bus.

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