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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2010

Pete Japikse picked for NCST post

The Ohio state pupil transportation director will succeed Pete Baxter in the role of chairman of the interim/steering committee for the 16th congress.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2010

State and local officials call for DERA reauthorization

Senators are drafting legislation to renew the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, which provides funding to retrofit or replace school buses and other vehicles. National organizations of state legislatures, county officials and mayors request another five years.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonAugust 5, 2010

Don't dismiss this idea

What else can be done to protect students from stop-arm runners? There’s one approach that, despite its long record of effectiveness, is only required in one state.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2010

Durham wins four new contracts

The contractor will serve school districts in South Carolina, California, Mississippi and Tennessee under four- and five-year agreements that began on July 1.

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Newsby StaffAugust 3, 2010

District to offer transportation services to K-8 students

Under a five-year agreement with Pennsylvania Coach Lines, approximately 427 Duquesne City School District students will be transported to the Duquesne Education Center, private and charter schools, and out-of-district programs. This is the first time in the district’s history that students who live more than a half-mile away from the education center will receive transportation.

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Articlesby Claire AtkinsonAugust 2, 2010

Fire Suppression Systems Protect Assets, Save Lives

Manufacturers of fire suppression systems for school buses provide product details and discuss the benefits of installation.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2010

Bus driver celebrates 50 years with district

Not long after high school, Donald Arndt was approached by school board members for the School District of Marion in Wisconsin who asked him if he would be interested in maintaining the district's buses. While was doing vehicle maintenance, a school bus driver position became available.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2010

School bus driver reflects on I-35 bridge collapse 3 years later

Driver Kim Dahl, whose back was broken during the bridge collapse, kept the school bus in place while all the passengers, including two of her children, evacuated safely out of the rear emergency door.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2010

After driver DUI arrest, district to outsource busing

Illinois school district’s superintendent gives rationale for privatizing transportation service in an eight-page memo to the school board, which votes its approval. The move comes after a March incident in which police said a school bus driver was nearly three times the legal alcohol limit.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2010

Free training seminar focuses on wheelchair securement

Event will educate on the use of Q’Straint’s securement systems. It will also include information on standards and regulations, a facility tour and a crash test viewing.

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