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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 25, 2019

Aide Allegedly Overdoses, Crashes School Bus With Special-Needs Students Aboard

Lisa Byrd of New Jersey crashes a bus into a tree with a dozen students onboard, apparently while impaired. First responders use Narcan to revive her and she is arrested.

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Articlesby James BlueFebruary 11, 2019

Sharing Valuable Insights on Special-Needs Service

One common concern drivers and aides shared on SBF's Facebook page is not being allowed to know details about some students’ conditions, in particular, not being brought into the IEP process.

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ArticlesFebruary 8, 2019

How Ridesharing Can Meet a Variety of Student Needs

Children’s rideshare services can offer scheduling flexibility, quick response time, and more efficient use of resources when serving homeless, foster care, and special-needs students. Factors to consider are budget and coordination between multiple parties.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2019

School Bus Driver Arrested for Leaving Special-Needs Student on Bus

Timothy Galbreath with Somerville (Texas) Independent School District allegedly leaves a student with special needs alone on the bus all day. He is charged with abandoning or endangering a child.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2019

Special-Needs School Bus Drivers, Monitors Get Emergency Training

Harris County (Ga.) School District staff members practice evacuation procedures for students with various special needs.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 31, 2019

Micro Bird Names New Chief Commercial Officer

Normand Pâquet will be in charge of future strategies and business development. He has been Micro Bird’s vice president of sales and marketing for 11 years.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2019

Take Part in School Bus Fleet’s Special-Needs Survey

The survey covers such topics as student ridership, driver pay, and special-needs bus equipment.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2019

Student With Wheelchair Left on School Bus for Several Hours

An Oklahoma driver resigns and an aide is suspended after reportedly leaving a 7-year-old with a wheelchair who has cerebral palsy on a bus for over six hours and not reporting it.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2019

Charges Dropped Against Aide Accused of Abusing Special-Needs Students

The Florida aide was charged with 32 counts of child abuse in June, but the charges were dropped because state law allows parents and other adults to use corporal punishment.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2019

Student With Autism Transported to Wrong School Bus Stop

The student from Montgomery County (Md.) Public Schools is taken to the wrong bus stop and returns home more than six hours after afternoon dismissal.

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