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Special Needs Transportationby StaffJanuary 29, 2016

School bus driver admits slapping special-needs student

School bus video footage shows the driver and a school aide holding down a 15-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, who was in a restraint at the time, and the driver slapping him. The driver has resigned. 

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Maintenanceby StaffJanuary 28, 2016

New lift LEDs light up work area under buses, trucks

Rotary Lift’s Line Light 4 kit includes four long LED light wands that attach to the vehicle lift and produce more than 4,000 total lumens.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 28, 2016

Survey estimates nearly 24K illegal school bus passing incidents in New York

The New York Association for Pupil Transportation’s Jan. 20 survey found that 1,057 school bus drivers reported a total of 504 illegal passing incidents. The total estimated illegal passing rate statewide is 23,841 passes for that day.

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Alternative Fuelsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 28, 2016

EPA guide targets air pollution levels at schools

The document offers strategies for limiting students’ exposure, including ventilation and filtration, school siting decisions, anti-idling policies and school bus fleet upgrades.

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Maintenanceby StaffJanuary 28, 2016

Thomas Built Buses reveals new tech training dates

Three sessions of Thomas Built Institute Service Training will be offered in 2016, including a new Canadian edition.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonJanuary 27, 2016

Death of school bus driver investigated as homicide

Jean Tuggy was found dead in her house in Pennsylvania last week. Police are considering it an intentional homicide, although possible motives were unclear.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 27, 2016

No mechanical issues found in school bus crash that killed principal

In the accident at an Indianapolis school, a stationary bus suddenly accelerated and jumped the curb, striking and killing a principal and injuring two students.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 26, 2016

Blue Bird school bus dealer hires training coordinator

In the new position, Joseph Doyle will manage training programs for New York Bus Sales customers, technicians and sales staff. He will also work with industry associations statewide on training activities.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 26, 2016

SafeStop app added at 4 Illinois districts

Through a partnership with bus company Olson Transportation, parents and school officials at the Chicago area school districts will be able to connect in real time with their children’s school bus.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonJanuary 26, 2016

Law firm launches school bus safety campaign

Representing the family of Hunter Pitt, a 6-year-old who was run over by his school bus, led a personal injury law firm to create "Wait, Wait, Wait — 3 Ways to Keep Kids Safe.”

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