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Managementby StaffApril 6, 2016

Pilot Program Offers Transit Bus Rides for High Schoolers

In Denton, Texas, some high school students who don’t qualify to ride the yellow bus can get discounted transit passes and ride on an existing route to school.

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Safetyby StaffApril 6, 2016

School Bus Bursts into Flames Minutes After Students Exit

A Florida bus driver pulls over when her bus starts smoking. She evacuates the students, and minutes later, the bus catches fire.

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Managementby StaffApril 5, 2016

Virginia District Lets Parents Track School Bus Delays with Twitter

Chesterfield County Public Schools’ five area offices for transportation plan to tweet as soon as possible if a bus is running late by 15 minutes or more.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonApril 5, 2016

States Share School Bus Seat Belt Experiences in NHTSA Meeting

Representatives of the six states that have passed school bus seat belt legislation discuss such issues as costs, training, and emergency evacuations.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonApril 5, 2016

NAPT Summit to Offer Security Event with TSA

The 2016 Summit lineup also includes NTSB chief Christopher Hart, consultant Mark Aesch, and a Boston Marathon bombing survivor who helped identify one of the suspects.

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Managementby Nicole SchlosserApril 5, 2016

NCST Releases Revisions to 2015 Procedures

An electronic version of the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures document that has revisions highlighted is available to state directors of pupil transportation for the first time.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserApril 4, 2016

Explosive Material Used in Training Left in School Bus

The CIA inadvertently leaves a benign explosive training material in the engine compartment of a Loudoun County (Va.) Public Schools bus, and safely recovers it. No students are harmed.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonApril 4, 2016

STA Earns Omaha Contract Extension, Promotes Manager to VP

The school bus operator’s pact with two Nebraska districts now extends to 2019. David Prince, STA’s general manager of the contract, now takes on broader responsibility.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffApril 1, 2016

Video Shows Student in Wheelchair Tip Over on School Bus

A 7-year-old girl in Washington falls to the floor and suffers minor injuries while still in her wheelchair, which was not properly secured.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserMarch 31, 2016

Charges Recommended in Alleged Assault of Student on School Bus

A Kansas county sheriff’s office finds evidence that aggravated criminal sodomy, battery, and criminal restraint occurred on a school bus on Feb. 3. The final charging decision is up to the county attorney.

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