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Managementby Nicole Schlosser and Thomas McMahonDecember 17, 2015

Top 5 most-viewed news of 2015

News stories that attracted the most traffic on Schoolbusfleet.com this year covered such topics as student tracking, school bus passing and a new stop-arm extender.

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Managementby StaffDecember 17, 2015

District makes changes after no-show school bus strands students

Richmond (Va.) Public Schools will now take students directly to after-school programs instead of transporting them to a different school to wait for another bus after a second bus fails to arrive and strands three students.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserDecember 16, 2015

School bus drivers shuttle San Bernardino shooting survivors to safety

Four Durham School Services drivers stepped up to help after the mass shooting that killed 14 people on Dec. 2, shuttling survivors from the scene to designated safe areas.

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Maintenanceby StaffDecember 16, 2015

Lift supplier SEFAC adds new sales manager

Dustin Sweeney is named south eastern regional sales manager — a new position for the expanding company.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserDecember 15, 2015

All Los Angeles schools close due to threat toward students

Los Angeles Unified School District receives a threat it deems credible to several unspecified schools. School buses have been recalled to bus yards due to the school closures.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonDecember 15, 2015

School bus driver gets stuck, charged with DUI

The Napa, California, school bus driver is transporting 28 students when her bus bottoms out while turning around. An officer observes signs of intoxication on the driver.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserDecember 15, 2015

Student recognized for saving school bus driver’s life

After a driver became unresponsive, Courtney Garcia, an eighth-grade student in Texas, was able to use the two-way radio with no training and reach district transportation officials, who sent help. Garcia was given a certificate of recognition for her quick actions.

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Managementby StaffDecember 15, 2015

First Student launches new website

Featuring a responsive design, the website provides information to school districts about the benefits of contracting student transportation services and includes safety tips for parents.

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Alternative Fuelsby Thomas McMahonDecember 14, 2015

EPA awards $7 million in school bus rebates

The third round of DERA rebates will go toward replacing or retrofitting 400 older diesel school buses in 35 states.

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Safetyby StaffDecember 11, 2015

Attempted student abduction at Michigan school bus stop

Police are investigating an attempted abduction of a girl from a school bus stop and a similar occurrence that took place days later. Both incidents involved a suspect trying to lure students into a minivan.

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