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Safetyby StaffJanuary 10, 2012

7 students receive home detention for bus beating

Five girls and two boys are released to their parents and placed on home detention by a judge after they allegedly beat a 13-year-old girl on a school bus. They have been charged with felony battery and disorderly conduct.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 10, 2012

Committee narrowly passes Fla. bus ad bill

The Senate Prekindergarten-12 Committee passes SB 344 with a 4-2 vote. The bill would have died, but a critic votes for it so that the bill's sponsor can make changes to it.

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Maintenanceby StaffJanuary 9, 2012

New rooftop a/c condenser has low profile

At less than 10 inches tall, American Cooling Technology's CR-4 bus air-conditioning condenser unit increases roof clearance and eliminates the need to install a branch guard.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 9, 2012

First Student subsidiary buys Quebec bus company

With the $8.5 million deal, Autobus Transco begins operating Transport St. Leonard's 150 schools buses. As part of the transition, the experienced drivers will participate in 20 hours of classroom and behind-the-wheel training.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffJanuary 9, 2012

District to train special-ed students to use Metro

D.C. Public Schools and other city education leaders are identifying students who could be trained to take public transportation to school. The plan is designed to help reduce the $26,000-per-student annual cost of transporting them by school bus.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffJanuary 5, 2012

Special-needs bus involved in crash

Investigators who respond to the incident believe that as pickup truck driver Angela Brown approached a traffic signal on a highway’s off-ramp, she failed to stop, smashing into the rear of a police-owned Ford Fusion, and then striking the rear of the school bus as she continued on. One student on the bus is treated for a minor injury.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 5, 2012

Longtime N.Y. state director retires

Marion Edick stepped down from her post as the state’s director of pupil transportation services on Dec. 30. During Edick’s tenure, physical performance tests for school bus drivers were implemented and several programs were developed through the $400,000 training fund, including master instructor trainings and continuation of the PDS program.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 5, 2012

School bus fire deemed accidental

The Pocomoke (Md.) Fire Company responds to the scene and finds the burning bus close to a shed. The fire is quickly extinguished and contained.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 5, 2012

School bus driver saves lost infant’s life

As Ricardo Martinez was covering a trip for the Anaheim (Calif.) City School District in October, he noticed a car swerving around something in the middle of the road. He drove a bit closer only to find it was a 15-month-old baby boy. Martinez talks about the incident with SBF.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 5, 2012

Bus driver retires after 37 years

Richard Tagliabue served as a public school bus driver in Wayne, N.J. He also ran the Wayne township transportation safety education program for 15 years and was a state-certified driving instructor for 15 years.

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