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Maintenanceby StaffSeptember 13, 2017

Atlanta Boosts Efficiency, Service With School Bus Fleet Department Overhaul

Atlanta Public Schools recruited new technicians and fleet managers with a variety of mechanical backgrounds, which has fostered better group problem solving.

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Managementby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 12, 2017

Hawaii Restores Suspended School Bus Routes

All Maui school bus routes are now restored. Now, the state focuses on returning consolidated routes to normal, and aims to hire more drivers.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonSeptember 12, 2017

PSA Promotes School Bus Safety on Kentucky Airwaves

A state trooper takes to the radio to remind motorists to “stay alert so kids don’t get hurt.”

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Managementby Thomas McMahonSeptember 11, 2017

New York State Director Mary Sansaricq Worked to Boost Training, Safety Standards

Sansaricq’s passing follows complications from a recent surgery. She had served as New York’s state pupil transportation director for the past five years.

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Safetyby StaffSeptember 11, 2017

New York School Bus Contractors to Cover VW Settlement Info

The New York School Bus Contractors Association will also address school bus safety and technology, new road tests, and driver retention at its annual convention in October.

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Safetyby StaffSeptember 11, 2017

2 Women Accused of Assaulting School Bus Driver

The sisters reportedly yell obscenities at the driver, spit on him, punch him, and try to tear the crossing arm off the bus.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonSeptember 11, 2017

Input Needed for School District Fleet Survey

The survey covers such timely topics as school bus driver shortage, new bus buying, and changes in transportation service levels.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffSeptember 11, 2017

Special-Needs Student Found Wandering After Being Left on School Van

A nonverbal, 7-year-old boy in Pennsylvania falls asleep and is left on the van. He leaves the van and wanders to a roadway, where two women find him.

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Special Needs Transportationby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 9, 2017

Former School Bus Aide Gets Jail Time for Attacking Autistic Student

Monica Burke of Colorado pleads guilty to assaulting the 20-year-old, who is nonverbal. She is sentenced to 20 months in jail, five years of probation, and 360 hours of community service. 

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffSeptember 8, 2017

Student With Autism Escapes School Bus, Walks Through Traffic

The Michigan teen gets out of his harness, leaves the bus through the emergency door, and walks down the freeway, but is unharmed.

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