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Explore best practices for safely and effectively transporting students with disabilities and special transportation needs. We cover accessibility, wheelchair securement, equipment, training, student behavior, regulations, and specialized transportation services.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2016

Charges Dropped for Driver, Aide Accused of Leaving Special-Needs Student on Bus Twice

The state attorney says the facts in the case against the Florida driver and attendant who left the same student on the bus twice “do not rise to the level of felony neglect of a child.”

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2016

Former School Bus Aide Gets Year of Jail for Hitting Special-Needs Student

James Lambert of Florida, who was caught on school bus surveillance video slapping a student with autism in 2014, is sentenced in June to 11 months and 29 days of jail time.

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Newsby StaffJuly 5, 2016

Trans Tech, Michigan Dealer Sign Exclusive Agreement

The manufacturer taps Capital City Bus Sales to be its exclusive dealer for sales and service of its full line of Type A school buses in the state.

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Newsby StaffJune 30, 2016

Cascade Student Transportation Aids Special Olympics

Employees of the school bus contractor volunteer to transport Special Olympics athletes for the State Summer Games in Idaho.

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Newsby StaffJune 21, 2016

Special-Needs Student Left on School Bus

A second-grade boy in Washington, D.C., is left on his bus in the morning in nearly 90-degree heat. He pries open the bus doors to get out, and a passerby finds him and takes him to school.

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Newsby StaffJune 15, 2016

Winners Named in Indiana School Bus Safety Competition

A total of 100 bus drivers and attendants, representing over 35 school corporations statewide, take part in the School Transportation Association of Indiana’s annual competition.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2016

Unity School Bus Parts Marks 30th Anniversary, New Facility

The aftermarket parts supplier celebrates 30 years in business and the opening of a new warehouse facility in Clinton Township, Michigan.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2016

Wheelchair Securement Supplier Enters Vehicle Modification Market

AMF Bruns provides wheelchair securement, occupant restraint systems, and associated equipment for the safe transportation of wheelchair passengers.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2016

Reminder: Send Your Best Shots for <I>SBF</i>’s Photo Contest

The competition is open to any kind of photo related to school transportation. The deadline is this Friday, June 10.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2016

Uber Sent to Pick Up Special-Needs Student

A transportation provider for a Massachusetts school that serves special-needs students sends an Uber to pick up a student instead of a school bus without the school’s knowledge, due to a lack of available drivers. 

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