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Sponsoredby Amanda HuggettAugust 15, 2025

Safety Lessons from School Bus Accidents [VIDEO]

How do we make the safest ride even safer? On this episode of The Route, hear from Meg Sweeney, NTSB investigator, about what we’ve learned as an industry from school bus crashes. The Route is sponsored by IC Bus — proudly manufacturing the Next Generation CE Series.

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Image of a school bus with text reading "Rollover Accident in Austin".
Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2025

Texas Elementary Students Injured After School Bus Rolls Over

Leander ISD students were hospitalized after their bus rolled into an embankment in northwest Austin, leaving three with serious injuries. Here’s what we know.

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Colorful student poster titled "Safety First – Safety Always" showing school bus safety tips, danger zones, and safe boarding behaviors for children at home, the bus stop, and school.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 12, 2025

Georgia Student Wins National School Bus Safety Poster Contest

Minakshi Chilagani’s vibrant artwork has earned her the top national honor in the 2024-25 National School Bus Safety Poster Contest, bringing this year’s “Safety First – Safety Always” theme to life.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsAugust 11, 2025

Convicted Student Who Killed Tennessee Bus Driver Has Record Expunged

The first U.S. bus driver killed by a student, Joyce Gregory, is remembered as her shooter’s conviction is overturned and record wiped. Here’s what we know.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJuly 30, 2025

No More Speed Limiters? NHTSA & FMCSA Withdraw 2016 Proposal

The federal agencies have dropped plans to require speed limiters on heavy vehicles due to ongoing concerns about safety, policy, and lack of clear data.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 28, 2025

S.T.A.R.T. Launches Back-to-School Active Threat Training

The program empowers school bus drivers and transportation staff to identify, prevent, and respond to active threats before they escalate.

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Ronna Weber speaks at the annual NSTA conference.
Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2025

2025 NASDPTS Survey Reports Illegal Passing Stats

Just under 40 million school bus passing violations were reported this school year. Despite a slight drop for the first time, the 13th annual survey shows that danger persists.

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Children boarding a school bus with text reading "Rhode Island Passes School Bus Camera Law."
Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2025

Rhode Island Enacts School Bus Camera Law to Boost Driver and Student Safety

The new law requires all RI state school buses to install outward-facing cameras to deter illegal passing and protect riders on board.

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SponsoredJuly 15, 2025

Human Trafficking & The School Bus

You might not think human trafficking is tied to school buses, but the unfortunate reality is that it is. Let's talk with an expert from TAT and a former transportation director about how this crime shows up in school transportation — and how drivers can play a life-saving role in spotting and stopping it. Sponsored by IC Bus.

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Sponsoredby Amanda HuggettJuly 15, 2025

Human Trafficking & The School Bus [VIDEO]

Human trafficking might not be top of mind when you think of school buses — but it should be. On this episode of The Route, we talk with an expert from Truckers Against Trafficking and a former transportation director about how this crime shows up in school transportation — and how drivers can play a life-saving role in spotting and stopping it. The Route is sponsored by IC Bus — proudly manufacturing the Next Generation CE Series.

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