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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•February 19, 2019

Ga. Governor Signs Bill Reversing School Bus Passing Change Into Law

Senate Bill 25 reverses a provision in a law that apparently let motorists pass a stopped school bus if they were on the opposite side of a highway divided only by a turn lane.

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News•by Sadiah Thompson •February 19, 2019

Lawmakers, District Seek to Install Stop-Arm Cameras on School Buses

Lawmakers in Nashville, Tennessee, and officials from Rockaway (N.J.) Township School District are working to install stop-arm cameras on school buses as a way to crack down on illegal school bus passing incidents.

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News•by Staff•February 15, 2019

J.J. Keller Introduces New Video Management, Camera Systems

The company's Encompass Video Event Management solution and Dash Cam Pro are designed to identify problematic driver behavior and provide proactive driver coaching and training.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•February 14, 2019

Landmark Student Transportation Buys Wisconsin School Bus Company

The sale of Johnson School Bus Service to the Canadian-based operator is expected to be completed by the end of February.

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News•by Staff•February 14, 2019

Montana District Proposes Seat Belts on School Buses

Missoula County Public Schools will ask its contractor to install seat belts on all new school buses starting this summer.

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News•by Staff•February 14, 2019

American School Bus Council Kicks Off Love the Bus Campaign

This year’s event was held at the Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy in the East Aurora (Ill.) School District 131 on Feb. 8, with over 400 students, bus drivers, and guests in attendance.

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News•by Sadiah Thompson •February 14, 2019

Pedestrian Fatally Struck by School Bus

A Texas woman is reportedly walking in the road when she is hit by the bus. No one on the bus is injured.

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News•by Staff•February 14, 2019

Go Riteway Acquires Indiana Motorcoach Company

The Wisconsin-based school bus operator buys Cardinal Buses Inc.

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News•by Sadiah Thompson •February 13, 2019

No Charges for Truck Driver Involved in Fatal School Bus Crash

The Indiana driver faces no criminal charges in a collision with a school bus that killed a student. A grand jury says the driver's actions did not fit the legal definition of recklessness.

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News•by Nicole Schlosser•February 12, 2019

Report: School Bus Driver in Fatal Texas Crash Properly Stopped at Tracks

John Stevens stopped his bus before the railroad tracks as state law requires and then pulled forward before being struck by a freight train, according to the crash report. One student was killed in the crash.

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