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Bus Briefs — 7/10/08

NTSB continues review of Huntsville bus crash HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Findings from an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Bo...

July 10, 2008
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NTSB continues review of Huntsville bus crash
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Findings from an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) into the November 2006 school bus crash that killed four Lee High School students and injured others are still under review, and are now projected for release in the fall. To read the full story, click here.

Bill may not fully fund fuel for South Carolina school buses
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Mark Sanford last week signed a bill that will allocate $19 million to fuel school buses next year, but an Education Department official said the state will still be about $2 million short given current fuel prices. To read the full story, click here.

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Engineer who assaulted bus driver back on the job
RALEIGH, N.C. — A state Department of Transportation (DOT) engineer who was fired for assaulting a bus driver outside an elementary school in May 2007 has been reinstated. To read the full story, click here.

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