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New York rejects special-needs route bids, awaits employee protections

The bids did not include certain protections for experienced bus drivers, so the city delayed the bidding process until a state legislature vote on a law that would reinstate the protections, which were stripped in 2013.

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Safetyby StaffMay 1, 2015

School bus crossing light allowed in Idaho

Idaho becomes the 14th state to allow the Gardian Angel safety lighting system for use on school buses.

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Managementby StaffMay 1, 2015

2 charged in school bus service scam

A transportation supervisor and a bus company owner are accused of stealing about $280,000 from the city of Yonkers, New York, for school bus services that were never provided.

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Special Needs Transportationby Thomas McMahonMay 1, 2015

Maine team wins special-needs competition

Taking first in the 18th National Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo were school bus driver Lisa Gadway and attendant Greg McGoff.

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Safetyby StaffMay 1, 2015

Bus driver accused of refusing to let students off at stop

The Arizona driver allegedly wouldn’t let students leave and drove back to the school. The district says he stopped the bus because the students were being too loud, and at one point a parent tried to pry open the bus door.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonMay 1, 2015

Stop-arm extender aims to block bus passing

Guilford County (N.C.) Schools is testing a mechanical arm with an extra stop sign that extends 6 feet from the side of the bus — into the next lane of traffic.

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Safetyby StaffApril 30, 2015

Viral video renews call for stop-arm cameras

The image of an SUV nearly hitting children spurred New York school transportation professionals to again call for the cameras. The executive director for the New York Association for Pupil Transportation says he has faced resistance from lawmakers who are opposed to traffic cameras.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserApril 30, 2015

Smashed school bus returns in Michigan campaign

A union has rehashed the prop from a campaign it ran last year, this time for a ballot measure to raise the state's sales tax to generate more money for road repairs and schools. Pupil transportation associations have objected to the image.

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Managementby StaffApril 30, 2015

First Student retains contracts, adds propane buses

The company will replace the fleet of Council Rock School District in Newtown, Pennsylvania, with 150 of the alternative-fuel buses and will continue to provide service to two Missouri school districts.

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Safetyby StaffApril 30, 2015

NTSB reviews benefits of onboard video systems

The agency’s new report highlights the fatal Port St. Lucie school bus crash, in which onboard video captured “valuable data about pre-crash, crash and post-crash events.”

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