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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•by Sadiah Thompson •December 14, 2020

Student Fatally Struck by Truck After Exiting School Bus

Valeria Montero, 7, and her brother, 5, are getting off the school bus when they are hit by an 18-wheeler. She is pronounced dead at the scene, and he sustains serious injuries.

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News•December 10, 2020

Study: Masks, Open Windows on Buses Reduce Potentially Infectious Particles

Not-for-profit MITRE’s research shows that opening windows, using fans can reduce exhaled airborne particles on the bus by up to 84%. Simply wearing a mask can reduce particle spread by 50% or more.

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News•December 9, 2020

North Carolina District Adopts Suite of School Bus Safety, Fleet Tracking Solutions

Iredell-Statesville School District will use CalAmp’s Bus Guardian to safeguard against COVID-19 and the Here Comes the Bus app for fleet tracking and student safety.

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News•December 7, 2020

Collision Avoidance Technology Now Available on Blue Bird School Buses

The school bus manufacturer teams up with Safety Vision to install Mobileye collision avoidance systems on all of its new and existing buses.

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Articles•by Sadiah Thompson •December 7, 2020

Growing Ridership Tracking Capabilities Offer More Onboard Safety

School transportation leaders and suppliers share how the latest tracking tech can help with contact tracing for COVID-19, streamline parent communication, and manage sanitization practices.

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News•December 2, 2020

Zonar’s School Bus Safety Solutions Qualify for CARES Funding

States can now award subgrants from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund for Zonar EVIR and Z Pass.

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News•November 30, 2020

S.C. Student Dies After Having Seizure While on School Bus

Kirsten Volzka is riding a school bus, driven by her grandmother, when she suffers cardiac arrest, which leads to a seizure.

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News•November 30, 2020

Durham Donates School Bus for Extrication Training

The school bus company gives one of its decommissioned buses to a Missouri fire department for extrication practice.

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Articles•by Nicole Schlosser•November 30, 2020

5 Questions: Renee Boydo on Safety Leadership, Developing Training

Boydo, the training program manager for First Student, discusses developing a new training program for the school bus company, which includes procedures for its van service, and rolling out new procedures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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News•November 25, 2020

Students Help Bus Driver Who Goes Unconscious Behind the Wheel

Maria Lopez, a driver for the School District of Lee County (Fla.), passes out behind the wheel. Three students on board help make calls to first responders and keep other students safe and calm.

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