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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2016

North Carolina District Extends Contract With First Student

First Student will continue to provide special-education bus transportation for Guilford County Schools through the 2021 school year.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 31, 2016

News Outlet Renews Call to #Brake4Buses

WNCN reminds motorists about North Carolina’s law on stopping for school buses. A reporter confronts a stop-arm runner to ask why she did it.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2016

Mother Accused of Boarding School Bus, Threatening to Slap Student

Dominique Lavon Williams of North Carolina allegedly boards a bus without the driver’s permission, tells her daughter to hit a student, and threatens to hit that student. She is served a criminal summons warrant.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJuly 21, 2016

Keeping Pace With Technology a Key Theme for School Bus Contractors

At NSTA’s annual meeting, contractors discuss the potential benefits of new safety technologies — and the potential threat of Uber and other ride-sharing apps.

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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2016

School Bus Drivers to Vie for International Title

NSTA will host the School Bus Driver International Safety Competition at Thomas Built Buses’ headquarters on Sunday.

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Newsby StaffJune 22, 2016

School Bus Driver Leaves 2 Students at Bus Stop

A North Carolina bus driver waits five minutes for students to board and then resumes the route. The mother of one of the students is trying to press charges against the driver, but the district says the driver followed protocol.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJune 15, 2016

North Carolina to Roll Out 3-Point Belt Project

Eleven school districts will track the use of the seat belts on their buses during the 2016-17 school year.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2016

3 Propane Technician Training Sessions Scheduled

NAFTC’s free, three-day training course will be offered in Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Oregon over the next few months.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2016

Former school bus driver charged in student dragging incident

Rueben Hash of North Carolina was accused in an incident in which a 6-year-old girl was dragged by her school bus for nearly 1 mile. He was charged with careless and reckless driving.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2016

Student honored for actions in school bus crash

A 14-year-old North Carolina student went to the bus driver’s seat and put on the brake after the bus was hit and the driver became unresponsive. Officials say that as a result of his actions, there were no injuries.

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