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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2010

Student saved from serious injury in illegal bus passing incident

Dustin Wulf honks his bus’ horn after he sees that a car is going to pass the stopped bus and is approaching too fast. The horn alerts 7-year-old Stalena Whitehead, who is able to step back before being grazed by the car as it slides around a corner.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2010

Bill would allow ads on Kentucky school buses

Advertisements could only be placed on the exterior of a bus below the bottom of the windows, and they could not promote alcohol or tobacco products. Fifty percent of the net advertising proceeds would go toward classroom use, and a minimum of 25 percent would go toward student transportation.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2010

Student arrested after bringing box cutter on school bus

The student told authorities that she was planning to confront a 12-year-old girl with the box cutter. She has been charged with possession of a weapon in a school zone and making terroristic threats.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2010

NSTA to apply for clean diesel funds for members

Contractors that are members of the National School Transportation Association can take part in a chance to get EPA funding for school bus retrofits and replacements.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2010

Man pleads not guilty to charges stemming from bus crash

Joseph Anthony Garcia faces eight counts of assault with a deadly weapon for ramming the bus head-on in an apparent suicide attempt last month. The judge presiding over the case appoints a public defender to represent Garcia and sets a felony settlement conference for Nov. 30.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2010

District approves fingerprint scan pilot program for buses

Desert Sands Unified School District in La Quinta, Calif., will install the fingerprint scanning system for students on six school buses. The system will provide real-time information as to which students are riding the buses, and to what locations.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2010

Bus driver resigns after being caught texting

School district officials review footage from cameras inside Connie Hankins’ bus after receiving an anonymous call that she was sending text messages while driving. The footage showed Hankins texting on three occasions; on two of those occasions, students were on the bus.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2010

Mother of girl killed in bus speaks in distraction campaign

In the U.S. DOT's new "Faces of Distracted Driving" series, Elissa Schee talks about losing her 13-year-old daughter Margay when a semi-truck crashed into the back of her school bus. The truck driver was talking on his cell phone and said he never saw the bus.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2010

NAPT names poster contest winners

The theme of this year’s contest was “Be Aware — Know the Danger Zone!” German Salazar of Oviedo, Fla., placed first in Division III and was the overall winner of the contest.

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