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Safetyby StaffApril 26, 2011

Man arrested in bizarre incident on bus

The 53-year-old Minneapolis man allegedly sneaks onto a school bus and performs a sex act. No students are harmed.

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Safetyby StaffApril 26, 2011

Bus driver injured during pre-trip inspection

The woman is outside her bus when she sees it start to roll toward another bus that is alongside hers. As she tries to jump into her bus to stop it, she becomes trapped between the two vehicles.

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Safetyby StaffApril 26, 2011

Woman who fatally struck student with car released from prison

Edith Main Anderson serves 76 days for a vehicular homicide charge. In 2009, she stepped on the gas pedal in her car instead of the brake as 5-year-old Karla Campos exited a school bus.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffApril 26, 2011

School district buys 16 hybrid buses

Federal stimulus funds help Jefferson County (Ky.) Public Schools in purchasing the Thomas Built hybrids. Some 20-year-old buses are being replaced.

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Safetyby StaffApril 26, 2011

Police captain found guilty of illegal bus passing

Bruce Thomas Gentry receives a 45-day suspended sentence for passing a stopped school bus in his police cruiser. The mother of a boy who was crossing the street to board the bus and witnessed the incident says she had to yell her son's name to prevent him from stepping out in front of Gentry's car.

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Managementby StaffApril 21, 2011

Fire department to use AmbuBus for disaster preparedness

The kit can convert a school bus into a vehicle that safely transports up to a dozen victims of mass casualty incidents to medical facilities. The Memphis (Tenn.) Fire Department acquires the AmbuBus kit with an eye on responding to earthquakes.

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Managementby StaffApril 21, 2011

Ontario to provide increased funding for student transportation

The province’s Ministry of Education will allocate a projected total of $844.7 million to school boards for the 2011-12 school year. In a memorandum released this week, Cheri Hayward, director of the ministry’s school business support branch, provides a breakdown of how the money will be divided for such factors as increasing enrollment and higher operating costs.

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Safetyby StaffApril 21, 2011

Tree, power lines fall on school bus

Fire rescue personnel evacuate the 20 children and the bus driver through the emergency exit into a truck. No one is injured.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffApril 21, 2011

IC Bus hybrid unit delivered to Canadian school

The school receives the bus for winning the title of "Canada's Greenest School" last year. Jennifer Hoa entered a video in the contest that focused on future leaders having the ability to inspire their school and others in taking "green" initiatives.

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Maintenanceby StaffApril 20, 2011

Thomas Built to hold western tech training

The first western region edition of the school bus manufacturer's technician institute will cover such topics as maintenance and inspections, 2010 emissions systems and advanced electrical.

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