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A multi-vehicle collision caused a Polk County school bus carrying 37 students to overturn on its way to Winter Haven High School.
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Thinking of joining the ranks of drivers responsible for carrying precious cargo from home to school and back again? Check out this rundown of what to keep in mind about acquiring your commercial driver’s license.
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In this collection of recent news about incidents and accidents related to pupil transportation: Georgia School Bus Driver Accused of Barging into Home, Looking for Student | Michigan Student Killed in School Bus Crash | Man Killed After Slamming into Virginia School Bus Full of Children | Florida Students Injured After Being Caught in School Bus Door | Man Arrested, Car Seized After Nearing Hitting Children Loading School Bus | Teens in Stolen Car Crash into School Bus and more.
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Fire department trainers will use the bus to simulate emergency situations and perform trainings such as strut stabilization and passenger extrication.
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Earl Adams Jr., the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's chief counsel since July 2021, now takes over the role previously held by Robin Hutcheson. She was confirmed as FMCSA's administrator in September 2022.
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Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the death of an Alabama educator in a bus accident and the appointment of a Highland Electric Fleets exec to a grid modernization council in Massachusetts.
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The student was seriously injured after being hit in Park Forest. He was pronounced dead after being transported to a nearby hospital.
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In this collection of recent news about incidents and accidents related to pupil transportation: Saudi National Who Stole New Jersey School Bus Had Threatening Journals, Authorities Say | Georgia Student Run Over by School Bus | 3rd Grade Student Brutally Beaten on Florida School Bus | Front of North Carolina School Bus Crushed in Crash | School Bus Driver Charged with DWI After Crashing into New Jersey Home | Alabama School Bus Crashes, Catches Fire.
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Jefferson County teacher and school bus driver Mark Ridgeway was killed when a school bus he was performing standard checks on rolled forward, striking him.
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In this collection of recent news about incidents and accidents related to pupil transportation: 12-Year-Old Struck, Killed by Car in Georgia While Running to Catch School Bus - 6-Year-Old on Go-Kart Run Over by Georgia School Bus - Mother of Student Who Fell Out of South Carolina School Bus Sues School District - Students, School Bus Driver Injured in Kentucky Crash - Illinois School Bus Driver Cited in Crash - Teen Left on Side of Virginia Highway After School Bus Fight - And More
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Elisa Hanley, who has represented Kentucky at the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services since 2014, looks forward to her role on the steering committee of the National Congress on School Transportation when it meets in 2025.
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