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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2012

Biometric solution uses eye scanning to track bus passengers

BlinkSpot’s iris scanning technology recognizes a child as he or she boards or exits the bus, and sends real-time reports to the school along with an individual e-mail to each parent verifying the location of their child and the time.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2012

American School Bus Council seeks coordinator

The contract role supports ASBC's marketing and operational activities and manages an upcoming project. Requirements include project management and school transportation industry experience.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 5, 2012

Pittsburgh’s new school bus contract to save $1.8M

The school district collaborated with its 19 transportation providers to come up with the new agreement, which freezes a rate increase, among other changes. Director of Pupil Transportation Ted Vasser tells SBF about how the deal was worked out.

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ArticlesSeptember 4, 2012

NAPT News & Views — Have candid discussions about your school bus environment

NAPT's executive director explains his mixed emotions about Karen Klein, the school bus monitor who endured vulgar verbal abuse from a group of foul-mouthed, ill-mannered children on a school bus.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2012

1st-grader killed by truck near bus stop

Janell Simmons is standing across the street from her siblings while waiting to be picked up for school. As a pickup truck and school bus approach the stop from opposite directions, Simmons attempts to cross the street and is hit by the truck.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2012

Teen steers bus to safety

Jeremy Rice leaves his seat eight rows back from the front of the bus and grabs the wheel after the driver falls from his seat and becomes stuck in the stairwell. Rice follows the driver's instructions and successfully stops the bus.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 4, 2012

Ohio state director Pete Japikse steps down

The 32-year veteran of pupil transportation retires from state service, but he will soon begin a new role with the Ohio School Boards Association in which he says he will “continue working with the great people in this business.”

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2012

Bus camera is compact, vibration resistant

Moxa Americas Inc.’s VPort P06-1MP-M12 IP surveillance cameras feature an operating temperature of minus 40 to 75 degrees C, vibration-resistant M12 connectors and a vandal-resistant housing.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2012

Article delivers the facts on school bus safety

North Carolina state pupil transportation director Derek Graham contributes a piece for the Southeast Education Network that thoroughly explains why yellow buses are the safest way for students to get to school.

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Newsby StaffAugust 30, 2012

School bus impaled by log

Police cite the driver of a logging truck for making an improper turn after the Berkeley County (S.C.) School District bus is struck by a log on the back of the truck. The bus passengers are taken to the hospital as a precaution, but no one is injured.

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