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School districts in Illinois would not receive the regular transportation payment for the FY 2011 fourth quarter, under a plan announced by the governor’s Office of Management and Budget. School officials are working to save the funding.
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Each morning this school year, Dale Price has dressed up in a different costume and waved to his son Rain as he departs for school. After getting over the embarrassment of his father’s antics, Rain says it’s “turned into entertainment” for him and his fellow bus riders.
Read More →Cutting down on bus bullying will help in bringing students to school ready to learn, and it will allow the driver to stay more focused on driving safely.
Read More →After noticing that Connor DiLorenzo is choking, Danny Waldrum pulls his bus over, calls 911, checks to see if the boy is breathing and administers an abdominal thrust, which dislodges a small pebble from his throat. A paramedic who responded to the incident says “it's absolutely possible” DiLorenzo could have lost his life without Waldrum's quick action.
Read More →The school system’s transportation coordinator says that the buses would rock back and forth when going over the deep potholes, and officials were concerned that students could hit their heads and get hurt. Part of the road was graded earlier this week.
Read More →Lamount Lynch is charged with careless and reckless driving after he sideswipes three cars with his bus and strikes another, sending it into another vehicle and a tree. No students are on the bus at the time of the accident.
Read More →OnnaJean Votra gets the idea while reading to her child. Students bring their own books or select one from a bag at the front of the bus. The team that reads the most books at the end of each week wins a prize.
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Firetrace’s transit and school bus fire protection solutions address the potential impacts of a fire by detecting and suppressing fire in a vehicle’s engine compartment, generator and electrical system.
Read More →Ohatchee, Ala., resident Jerry Moore says he and his family keep water and other supplies in the bus in the event that they have to stay in it for long periods of time. The bus is stored in the side of a hill.
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The news comes with the Washington Legislature's release of its proposed 2011-13 biennial operating budget, much to the delight of the Washington Association for Pupil Transportation. The group had voiced concerns about potential changes to these issues, and President Tom Culliton tells SBF that members are “very excited” about the latest developments.
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