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Special Needs Transportationby StaffDecember 2, 2019

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.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffDecember 2, 2019

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.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffDecember 2, 2019

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.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 26, 2019

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.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserNovember 26, 2019

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.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 25, 2019

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.

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Safetyby Sadiah Thompson November 22, 2019

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.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffNovember 22, 2019

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.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserNovember 21, 2019

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.

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Alternative Fuelsby Nicole SchlosserNovember 21, 2019

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.

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