Instructors, Students Build Wheelchair Ramp for Family in Need
The group from Moore Norman Technology Center in Oklahoma work together to create a wheelchair ramp for a family after seeing their need for a new one.
School Bus Aide Accused of Punching Special-Needs Student
Jean M. Micklevitz of Illinois allegedly punches a boy in the face and tells the bus driver that he hit his head on the window. She is charged with aggravated battery to a child under 13.
Student with Autism Left Alone on School Bus for Several Hours
A 7-year-old student who is nonverbal and has autism is left alone on the bus for about six hours until she is found by school district officials.
Risk Management Solutions Provider Releases Report on School Safety, Security
LiveSafe's report includes best practices of early warning threat detection and reporting for K-12 school safety and security programs.
Former School Bus Driver Allegedly Steals Bus, Tries to Run Old Route
Sherry James of Tennessee, who resigned in October after video showed her using her phone while driving her bus, is arrested for allegedly stealing her old bus and trying to drive her former route, police said.
Texas District Pilots Extended Stop Arms on Some Buses
Alvarado Independent School District installs extended stop arms on four buses that run on routes with multiple illegal passing incidents.
School Bus Driver Starts Winter Clothing Drive for Students
Ivy Corliss, a bus driver with Lewiston (Maine) Public Schools, is collecting the donations after one of her students had no winter gear while waiting for the school bus.
New York Contractor, District Roll Out 4 Electric School Buses
The new buses for Suffolk Transportation and Bay Shore Union Free School District are part of the first production line series of electric models from Blue Bird.
New N.Y. Law Requires School Bus Safety Component in Driver’s Ed, Testing
The law mandates at least one question about school bus safety on the written test for general driver’s license applicants and coverage of the topic in the state’s pre-licensing driver's education course.
Missouri Council Awards STA $20K Rebate for Propane School Buses
The Missouri Propane Education and Research Council’s rebate to Student Transportation of America is for its purchase of 10 of the alternative-fuel buses. The council has committed $1 million to help school districts in the state transition from diesel to propane buses.
School Bus Driver Honored on Good Morning America for Comforting Student
Isabel Lane of Wisconsin is honored during the news program’s “Make Your Monday” segment after a photo of her comforting a student on his first day of school went viral in September.
Arizona District Transitions to New School Bus Facility
The Chandler Unified School District #80 transportation team’s new 35,000-square-foot facility features five new vehicle lifts, 16 service bays, and a 1,400 square-foot parts department.
Bill Would Require Seat Belts on British Columbia School Buses
Proposed legislation would require all new school buses purchased in the province after September 2021 to be equipped with seat belts.
Car Strikes Man, 2 Girls Trying to Board School Bus
Nineteen-year-old Christopher Frachiseur of Georgia fails to stop for the school bus, jumps the curb, and drives onto the sidewalk past the right passenger side of the school bus, hitting a man and two students from the same family.
Durham, Lytx Partner on School Bus Driver Safety Program
Durham School Services has seen improvements in driver behavior since deploying Lytx’s event recorders across its full fleet of 15,000 buses in December 2018.
AMF-Bruns Announces 3rd Annual Special-Needs School Bus Driver Award
School Bus Driver Starts ‘Embrace the Vest’ Campaign
Student Honored for Heroic Actions During School Bus Crash
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