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Special Needs Transportationby StaffJanuary 7, 2019

Charges Dropped Against Aide Accused of Abusing Special-Needs Students

The Florida aide was charged with 32 counts of child abuse in June, but the charges were dropped because state law allows parents and other adults to use corporal punishment.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 4, 2019

Georgia District’s School Buses, Staff Take Part in Anti-Trafficking Campaign

Gwinnett County Public Schools supplies a nonprofit with 72 buses, drivers, and other staff to drive through Atlanta and raise awareness of the issue.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffJanuary 4, 2019

Student With Autism Transported to Wrong School Bus Stop

The student from Montgomery County (Md.) Public Schools is taken to the wrong bus stop and returns home more than six hours after afternoon dismissal.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffJanuary 4, 2019

Special-Needs Driver Honored for Helping Student in Medical Emergency

Darlene Campbell of Georgia earns the HERO award from the Henry County (Ga.) Board of Education for helping a student on her bus who was reportedly having a bad seizure.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 4, 2019

National Safety Council CEO to Step Down

Deborah Hersman will leave her post as CEO and president of the National Safety Council to join Waymo, a self-driving technology development company.

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Maintenanceby StaffJanuary 3, 2019

Bendix Launches Technology Training Courses for 2019

Registration is open for the supplier’s Air Brake Training course and its new Advanced Technology Training course.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 3, 2019

Fire-Prone School Buses Removed From South Carolina Fleet

The state Department of Education confirms that all 1995 and 1996 models, which accounted for a majority of the state’s thermal events, have been scrapped and replaced.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 2, 2019

Texas District Approves Nearly $15M for New School Buses

The Pflugerville Independent School District’s board of trustees approves $14.8 million for a fleet of 159 new school buses.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 2, 2019

Indiana Lawmaker to Introduce School Bus Safety Bill

Sen. Randy Head drafts a bill that addresses same-side pickups on state highways; reducing speed limits near bus stops; and increasing penalties for traffic law violations resulting in death.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffJanuary 2, 2019

North Dakota District Orders Electric School Bus

The West Fargo Public Schools board of directors provides $314,200 in funding for the district's and state's first electric-powered school bus.

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