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Newsby StaffApril 2, 2007

Cabinet keeps oxygen safe in transit

CARROLLTON, Va. — An innovative device designed specifically for school buses can help protect a student’s oxygen tank. O2 Bus Buddy is a steel c...

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Articlesby StaffApril 1, 2007

Driver thwarts hijacking attempt

EAST CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A veteran school bus driver was honored for preventing a possibly armed man from hijacking his bus.

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Articlesby StaffApril 1, 2007

Seat belt panel recommends pilot testing

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The group charged with examining the subject of seat belts on school buses called for a pilot program to evaluate lap-shoulder belts on 10 buses.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2007

Bus Briefs — 3/29/07

Bus siege drama ends peacefully MANILA, Philippines — A grenade-armed civil engineer staged a social protest against poverty by seizi...

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2007

Industry icon passes away

CONWAY, Ark. — Charles D. Ward, former president and CEO of school bus manufacturer Ward Industries Inc., passed away on Wednesday. He had been suffe...

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2007

New driver-check system unveiled in Connecticut

WETHERSFIELD, Conn. — A new online system will allow school bus operators to check on whether their drivers have had their privileges suspended o...

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Newsby StaffMarch 28, 2007

Search begins for next ‘Driver of the Year’

HIGH POINT, N.C. — After an array of publicity for the 2006 “Children’s Choice School Bus Driver of the Year” that included an appearance on the CBS ...

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2007

Texas state director resigns

WACO, Texas — State pupil transportation director Charley Kennington will transition to a new job next week. Kennington will move from the Texas ...

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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2007

Bus Briefs — 3/22/07

FBI deems children safe, despite school bus warning WASHINGTON — An FBI spokesman assured the public that the nation’s children are s...

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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2007

Florida district launches safety campaign

BRADENTON, Fla. — In the wake of a recent kidnapping, the Manatee County School District unveiled an effort to bolster the safety of its students...

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