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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 •June 10, 2019

Nebraska District Approves $1.4M for 3-Point Belts on School Buses

Lincoln Public Schools' board of education agrees to purchase a total of 12 new school buses equipped with lap-shoulder belts.

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News•by Staff•June 7, 2019

Boy's Letter To Mom About Missing School Bus Goes Viral

A young boy’s letter to his mother explaining why he missed the bus goes viral after his older sister shares it on Twitter.

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Articles•June 7, 2019

School Transportation and the Legalization of Marijuana

There is no gray area on testing, yet either willingly or unwillingly, drivers are still finding themselves on the wrong side of this issue, says Ronna Weber, a consultant working with the American Bus Association.

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Articles•by Nicole Schlosser•June 5, 2019

5 Questions: Patrick Dean on Family Business, Innovative Training

Patrick Dean, vice president of business development at family-owned Dean Transportation, shares how the company is investing in innovative training and working to mitigate the driver shortage by offering ongoing professional development.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•June 5, 2019

School Bus Driver Involved in Bus-Train Crash Indicted

John Stevens of Texas is arrested and indicted for criminally negligent homicide and injury to a child in connection with a crash with a train in January that killed a student.

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News•by Sadiah Thompson •June 4, 2019

School Bus, Tractor-Trailer Drivers Killed in Fiery Crash

Norman Bliss of Pennsylvania is driving a tractor-trailer and collides with the rear-end of a school bus, causing a chain reaction crash with two other tractor-trailers.

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News•by Staff•June 4, 2019

Student Dragged by School Bus, Driver Charged

The Florida bus driver is charged with reckless driving after a student is allegedly dragged by the bus for about 300 feet after her backpack got caught in the bus doors.

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News•by Staff•May 31, 2019

Video Shows School Bus Driver Traversing Flood Waters

In Illinois, a bystander is recording video of flooding outside her home when she spots the bus driver driving through the water. No students were hurt and no water got inside the bus.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•May 30, 2019

First Student Parent Co. to Sell Greyhound, U.K. Bus Operation

FirstGroup sells the North American intercity bus line and U.K. bus operation First Bus as part of a plan to focus on its pupil transportation and public transit brands.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•May 29, 2019

Maine Bill Aims to Address School Bus Driver Shortage

LD 1641 would allow public school bus drivers to collect unemployment benefits during the summer. It also would award training grants to school districts.

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