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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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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2019

Special-Needs Driver Honored for Helping Student in Medical Emergency

Darlene Campbell of Georgia earns the HERO award from the Henry County (Ga.) Board of Education for helping a student on her bus who was reportedly having a bad seizure.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2018

Editor's Picks 2018: Videos of the Year

A career spotlight on one special-needs school bus driver and second graders teaching school bus safety were a couple of School Bus Fleet’s web highlights in 2018.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2018

Neighbor Builds School Bus Shelter for Special-Needs Student

Pat Dugan of Nebraska builds a shelter shaped and painted like a school bus for his 8-year-old neighbor, who has autism, so he has a warm place to wait for his bus during the winter.

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Newsby StaffNovember 30, 2018

Special-Needs School Bus Driver Turns in Keys After 37 Years

Freda Alford of Tennessee held many positions, including owning a beauty shop and a barbecue restaurant, before she began driving school buses.

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Newsby StaffNovember 30, 2018

Special-Needs Students Stuck on Bus for 8 Hours

The New York school bus travels through gridlocked intersections to transport preschool students from a child development center during a major winter storm.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2018

AMF-Bruns Honors Special-Needs School Bus Driver

Tammy Cummings, a bus driver and safety trainer for Greenville County (S.C.) Schools, is the winner of the first AMF-Bruns National Special-Needs School Bus Driver Of The Year Award.

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