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Stay current on the practices, equipment, training, and research helping protect students, drivers, and other road users. Here, we cover topics such as illegal passing, loading and unloading, driver safety, student behavior, crash prevention, security, and more.

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News•October 7, 2021

North Carolina District to Equip Fleet With School Bus Cameras

Buncombe County Public Schools is continuing a two-year partnership with Safety Vision to deploy mobile video surveillance systems on all 240 of its buses.

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News•October 7, 2021

National School Bus Safety Week Focuses on Danger Zone Awareness

The American School Bus Council encourages students, pedestrians, and motorists to observe National School Bus Safety Week from Oct. 18-22.

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News•by Staff•October 6, 2021

New Rule Closes CDL Loophole for Drivers with Drug or Alcohol Testing Restrictions

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule closing a loophole in the federal drug and alcohol testing program.

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News•by Wes Platt•September 30, 2021

Florida Legislators Propose Stop-Arm Camera Enforcement Bill

State representatives Thad Altman (R-Indian Harbour Beach) and Emily Slosberg (D-Boca Raton) put forward House Bill 179, which authorizes school districts to install cameras on school-bus stop arms to capture whether cars stop on approach.

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Videos•by Staff•September 29, 2021

Watch Tips for Getting Safely On and Off a School Bus

South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper Matt Southern explains how best to board and disembark the school bus in this video produced by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety and the Department of Education.

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News•September 29, 2021

Pennsylvania School District Adds Safety Technology to Buses

Phoenixville Area School District will install stop-arm cameras and other safety gear on all 72 of its school buses.

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News•September 28, 2021

Georgia School District Plans to Equip Buses with Anti-Viral Sanitizers

Meriwether County Schools will install more than 100 of BioShark's CASPR transit units.

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Videos•by Staff•September 22, 2021

Let's Ride the School Bus

This animated video about school bus safety was developed collaboratively by the Oregon Department of Transportation, Safe Routes to School, and the Oregon Department of Education.

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News•September 13, 2021

New York District Adds Buses With Safety Tech, Wi-Fi

Allegany‐Limestone Central School District purchases four new buses equipped with collision mitigation and electronic stability control systems and Wi-Fi.

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Articles•by Sadiah Thompson •September 13, 2021

Paul Vellani Delivers Service Beyond the Status Quo

The president of VAT Inc. shows how going above and beyond what student transportation contracts require can set the foundation for long-term, team-oriented success.

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