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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 28, 2026

Survey: Most Parents Want Automated Enforcement on School Buses

A recent Verra Mobility survey reports that 82% of parents support safety cameras to penalize stop-arm violators and 70% favor automated enforcement in school zones.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2026

State Grant Program Advances School Bus Safety Upgrades Across Ohio

$10 million in state grants will fund safety upgrades and new features on school buses serving students across the Buckeye State.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2026

Waymo Scrutiny Intensifies as NTSB Launches Investigation

After complications in multiple cities when self-driving taxis failed to stop for school buses, the NTSB joins NHTSA in a probe to determine what's behind the tech and related safety concerns.

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ProductsJanuary 20, 2026

Transportant Debuts First Full-Color Stop Arm Camera for School Buses

Transportant introduced a next-generation stop arm camera designed to improve image quality and reliability for documenting illegal school bus passings.

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Newsby Elora HaynesJanuary 15, 2026

New Mexico District Receives $2.7M Grant to Expand Walking School Bus Programs

See how a federal grant will help Albuquerque Public Schools expand supervised walking routes and improve student safety.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 13, 2026

Florida Inventor Creates Retractable 10-Foot Stop-Arm

A newly developed school bus safety device introduces a retractable barrier designed to deter illegal passing during student loading and unloading.

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Articlesby Derek GrahamJanuary 13, 2026

10 Years, Same Debate: Why We Need to Implement Seat Belts on School Buses

From NHTSA in 2015 to NTSB in 2025, the message on school bus seat belts hasn’t changed. In this op/ed, Derek Graham explores what a decade of data reveals about safety, student behavior, and driver satisfaction.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 12, 2026

5-Year-Old Dragged by School Bus in Maine Fatality: NTSB Investigation Update

The second student's death in the state in less than a month, a Standish, Maine, kindergartner was killed by a school bus.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 7, 2026

White House Pushes to Reclassify Marijuana

What would marijuana's federal reclassification mean for school bus driver testing and regulations? Here's what we know so far after Trump's December executive order to push the change through.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 5, 2026

4 Easy Actions to Help Stop Human Trafficking

Easy, practical ways school districts and contractors can help stop human trafficking this January and beyond.

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