The incident is discovered after a parent requests that the Houston district's transportation department review conditions on the bus. The footage shows two 10-year-old boys assaulting an 8-year-old boy.
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The free technical workshops will be offered five times this year, alternately focusing on Blue Bird's Vision and All American school buses. Classes are limited to 25 attendees and are expected to fill up quickly.
Read More →Fleet Financing Resources funds $875,000 for Atlantic Express of L.A. Inc. that will go toward five 2012 compressed natural gas-fueled Blue Bird A3RE school buses. The transaction was partially supported by a $225,000 clean transportation grant from Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee.
Read More →Five more dealers across the U.S. are now selling the school bus manufacturer’s products, including the new eTrans all-electric bus. The dealerships are Davey Coach Sales, MVI Group, Uebelhor and Sons Chevrolet, Cumberland International and RWC International.
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Kansas City Public Schools acquired a new fleet of 47 compressed natural gas school buses, made possible by a stimulus grant. The public television program MotorWeek gives an overview of the district’s project — from funding to fueling equipment.
Read More →Tiffin City Schools' board of education votes to reduce bus service so that next school year, only students in grades K-8 who live more than two miles away from school will ride a district bus. The plan is expected to save the district $120,000.
Read More →The bus, which is carrying more than 50 elementary school students, is swept into a ditch and water enters the back of the bus after the driver tries to navigate the road. The sheriff's department evacuates the students using trucks.
Read More →The state Legislature’s House Education Committee approves House Bill 30, which would allow school boards to sell advertising space on school buses, and give them the authority to decide on the ads’ content. The bill now goes to the full House for consideration.
Read More →In Sturgeon Bay, officers have been dispatched to an increased number of illegal school bus passing incidents in the past few weeks. The police department takes the opportunity to urge motorists to do their part in keeping bus riders safe.
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Southern Humboldt Unified School District’s board of trustees votes to lay off 11 bus drivers and three other transportation employees in the wake of a more than $710,000 reduction in funding for transportation services, which is due to statewide budget cuts. The district’s superintendent discusses with SBF the next steps that will be taken to provide service for students.
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