Bus Briefs — 5/10/07

Fla. mom incites fight on school bus TAMPA, Fla. — Officials say a video tape released on Tuesday shows Tampa resident Shayla Muldro...

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May 9, 2007

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Fla. mom incites fight on school bus
TAMPA, Fla. — Officials say a video tape released on Tuesday shows Tampa resident Shayla Muldrow boarding a Hillsborough County school bus and ordering her 9-year-old daughter to hit another girl. To read the full story, click here.

Emissions filter demo pushes for CT retrofit bill
HARTFORD, Conn. — Bruce Hill, a scientist for the national Clean Air Task Force, led a demonstration outside the Legislative Office Building in Hartford this week to win support for a bill that would provide $11 million to retrofit 3,400 school buses with diesel emissions filter systems. To read the full story, click here.

CT bus driver strike forces school closure
NEW MILFORD, Conn. — All-Star Transportation bus drivers went on strike Tuesday in protest of low wages, forcing New Milford School District officials to close schools. Faced with reduced transportation Wednesday, area schools enacted shortened schedules and staggered dismissals. To read the full story, click here.

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