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Bus driver enlists funds to send special-needs student to prom

The Virginia driver contacted a news station when she learned that the student’s family couldn’t afford to send her to prom. The station paid for the student’s prom outfit, and a local bank donated a $300 gift card to the driver for her good deed.

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Managementby StaffMay 28, 2015

4 Texas districts award contracts to Student Transportation Inc.

One of the contracts is an initial conversion of 50 buses of a school district's more than 300 school transportation vehicles.

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Managementby StaffMay 28, 2015

Student chooses former bus driver to present her diploma

A high school senior in Ohio selected her bus driver from elementary school for the ceremony when asked to pick someone who had influenced her. She said that seeing him treat everyone with respect was a positive influence on her.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffMay 27, 2015

Boston Public Schools buys 86 propane buses

The district’s new Blue Bird propane school buses have a shorter 169-inch wheelbase and a 50-gallon tank to accommodate shorter runs.

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Managementby StaffMay 27, 2015

National Express joins ‘Red Nose Day’ campaign

Team members raised money through sales of red noses to help raise awareness for young people in need. Proceeds from the campaign will be distributed to 12 nonprofit organizations.

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Managementby StaffMay 27, 2015

School Bus Safety Co. launches new driver trainer course

The Trainer Certification Process covers such topics as behavioral interviewing, learning basics, coaching the adult learner and how to train new operators.

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Managementby StaffMay 27, 2015

1st school bus built on Ford Transit is Micro Bird T-Series

The new Transit chassis is lighter than the Ford E-350 and E-450 cutaways, which officials say allows for higher payloads and improved fuel economy in a Type A bus.

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Safetyby StaffMay 26, 2015

District hiring police, raising driver pay to curb school bus fights

Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky is hiring police officers to monitor troubled routes, adding video cameras and offering incentive pay to more experienced bus drivers to drive those routes. Incidents on routes for alternative schools rose sharply this year.

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Managementby StaffMay 26, 2015

Rain doesn’t put a damper on N.Y. school bus competition

More than 100 drivers take part in the New York State School Bus Safety Competition. Winners are named in three categories, along with a Rookie of the Year.

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Safetyby StaffMay 26, 2015

Florida school bus shooting suspect arrested

Edgar Robles, the 16-year-old suspect in a school bus shooting last week that injured two students, is in police custody in Georgia. He was arrested during a traffic stop and was treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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