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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 12, 2014

National stop-arm survey counts 76K violations

More than 97,000 school bus drivers participated in this year’s nationwide survey of illegal bus passing, which is spearheaded by NASDPTS. Association officials say that the one-day total of 75,966 stop-arm violations points to more than 13 million violations in a 180-day school year.

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Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2014

1,600 transportation staff trained in Florida district’s fall conference

Orange County Public Schools prepares its school bus drivers, monitors and support staff for the new school year with a two-day event that covers such topics as student discipline, bullying, customer service and safe driving strategies.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 11, 2014

Wisconsin School Bus Association names new director

Cherie Houser is appointed executive director of the state’s school transportation association. She previously served as vice president of a different transportation-related group: the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2014

School bus strikes, kills New Jersey woman

Leyla Kan was walking through an intersection, and even though she and Esperanza Jaramillo, the driver, had the green light, Jaramillo allegedly did not yield the right of way. Police have issued motor-vehicle summonses to Jaramillo for careless driving, failure to yield to a pedestrian who had the right of way, and driving with a vehicle with badly worn tires.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2014

Louisiana districts get more time for bus route changes

An opinion from the state attorney general determines that districts should begin the process of complying with Act 654, which prohibits school bus drivers from picking up or dropping off students in locations where they would have to cross traffic lanes, but that the act gives no specified completion date, letting districts take their time to implement changes.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2014

Georgia district, American Traffic Solutions combat illegal bus passing

City Schools of Decatur will deploy CrossingGuard, which is equipped with external cameras that capture an image of a violating vehicle's license plate and a video clip of the event. The schools, police department and supplier have also released a video public service announcement to help educate the community about the student safety initiative.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2014

School bus drivers provide vital info for 1st responders

In Autauga County, Alabama, 150 school bus drivers sign up for Yellow Dot, a free program that officials say provides potentially life-saving information to first responders in the event of a crash. The drivers get their photos taken and complete a personal form with emergency contact and medical info.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2014

Seon launches 2014 anti-bullying Coloring Contest

The contest will consist of two parts this year: for part one, contestants are asked to draw a “No Bullies on My Bus” outline picture on the contest sheet, and contestants will color in the winner’s outline picture for part two. The deadline for part one entries is Sept. 22.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2014

Stertil-Koni unveils ‘Vehicle Lift Connection’ blog

The blog features tips, tricks, product updates, news, features, interviews and other content focusing on the heavy duty vehicle lift community.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 6, 2014

District holds training conference for over 400 bus drivers, aides

Albuquerque Public Schools' back-to-school event trains transportation personnel on such topics as emergency procedures, behavior intervention and bullying. One session gives school bus drivers tips on "how to avoid ending up on the 10 o’clock news."

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