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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 Nicole Schlosser•August 29, 2019

Kansas Launches School Bus Safety Campaign

The state Department of Education’s “Stop on Red, Kids Ahead” includes social media reminders, posters, and safety flyers, as well as bumper stickers donated by Collins Bus Corp.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•August 29, 2019

Maine District Adds Extended Stop Arms to Some School Buses

Regional School Unit 57 adds the extra-long stop arms to nine of its buses, which run on routes with heavy commuter traffic.

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News•by Sadiah Thompson •August 28, 2019

Maryland District to Equip Fleet With Stop-Arm Cameras

Montgomery County Public Schools will install stop-arm cameras on all of its school buses by the start of the 2019-20 school year.

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Articles•August 27, 2019

NSTA Advocacy in Action — Bringing School Bus Safety Advocacy to Capitol Hill

 As we continue to evolve school bus manufacturing, design, and equipment, let’s also evolve laws, penalties, and — most importantly — driver mindset, when it comes to careless and distracted driving around stopped school buses.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•August 23, 2019

School Bus Safety Trainers Honored for Reviving Bus Driver

The three Gwinnett County (Ga.) Public Schools trainers quickly administer CPR to their coworker after she has a seizure, loses consciousness, and stops breathing during a training session.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•August 22, 2019

Missouri Volunteers Monitor School Bus Stops

St. Louis Public Schools partners with community organizations to train hundreds of volunteers to monitor school bus stops located in high-crime areas or near vacant lots.

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News•by Staff•August 22, 2019

First Student Hits The Road For 5th Safety Dog School Bus Tour

The nationwide tour aims to highlight safe school bus behavior through interactive activities and remind motorists that they can help keep students safe by obeying stop-arm safety laws. 

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News•by Staff•August 20, 2019

District to Deploy Fogmaker Fire Suppression in School Buses

Mobile County (Ala.) Public Schools will install Fogmaker North America’s fire suppression system on all of its 100 special-needs school buses. The district will eventually add the system to its remaining 600 buses.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•August 20, 2019

NASDPTS Responds to Proposed Training Compliance Extension

The association voices support for FMCSA extending the compliance date on entry-level driver training certification and suggests including other provisions in the delay.

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Videos•August 16, 2019

Michigan City Area Schools Sings ‘Stop When the Arm is Out’

Michigan City (Ind.) Area Schools' transportation department, also known as the "stop-arm singers," recreate The Supremes' famous "Stop in the Name of Love."

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