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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2010

Bill allowing school bus ads rejected

The Utah legislation would have let school boards sell advertising space on buses, while prohibiting ads that promoted inappropriate material. A House committee did not approve the bill, concerned that people would assume the ads were endorsed by schools.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2010

Teacher, bus drivers subdue shooting suspect

Two Colorado students are expected to recover after being shot in front of their middle school on Tuesday. The alleged gunman, who now faces two counts of attempted first-degree murder, was disarmed by a math teacher and restrained with help from school bus drivers until police arrived.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2010

Transportation industry veteran passes away

Thomas Gallagher, father of Student Transportation Inc. Chairman and CEO Denis Gallagher, had been a consultant for the school bus contractor since 1999. He previously worked for Laidlaw Transit and founded Coast Cities Coaches.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2010

Navistar Parts offers credit program for fleet owners

The “Fleet Charge ONE” card provides bus and truck owners with 30-day terms on parts and service purchases. It is available through IC Bus and International dealerships. Program benefits include access to online expense tracking tools and ease of participation in the company’s Customer Parts Recovery program.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

Virginia Assembly: school bus DUI a misdemeanor

A bill awaiting the governor's signature makes the consumption of any amount of alcohol before driving a school bus a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

Detroit Public Schools to privatize transportation

First Student will transport the district’s nearly 90,000 students with a fleet of about 360 vehicles under a five-year contract that begins on May 1. By the start of the 2010-11 school year, all of the buses will feature GPS tracking and child-check reminder systems, as well as crossing gates.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

Big jump in danger zone fatalities

Seventeen children were killed in school bus loading or unloading accidents in the 2008-09 school year, according to the Kansas State Department of Education’s national survey. It’s a large increase from the previous year’s total, five fatalities.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2010

ASBC urges support for school bus education campaign

The council calls on its members, industry officials and others to ask their congressperson to sign a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The letter outlines the benefits of utilizing school buses and asks LaHood to dedicate agency funding for a public awareness campaign that promotes school bus transportation.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2010

School bus passenger protection off ‘Most Wanted’ list

NTSB removes the issue from its recommended transportation safety improvements, citing NHTSA’s final rule that increased school bus seat-back height and established specs for voluntarily installed seat belts.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2010

New Peggy Burns DVD covers law and compliance

The 56-minute video is especially designed for transportation supervisors and others who administer, coordinate, train or deliver transportation-related services to students. Attendees at the Transporting Students with Disabilities conference in Orlando will receive a free copy of the DVD.

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