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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2017

Blue Bird, HSM Unveil New Convertible Seating Solution

The convertible NextGen seat is designed to allow customers to change the seat back frame to have a three-point or child-restraint seat without having to purchase new seats for reinstallation into a bus.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 9, 2017

School Bus Driver in Chattanooga Crash Indicted, Faces Additional Charges

Johnthony Walker, the driver in the fatal November crash, is indicted on six counts of vehicular homicide. Other charges include reckless endangerment, reckless driving, and use of a portable electronic device by a school bus driver.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2017

NAPT News & Views — Through the Looking Glass at 2017

NAPT's executive director says the issue the association would like resolved decisively is seat belts in large school buses.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonFebruary 23, 2017

5 Questions: Keith Henry on Driver Shortage, Safety Priorities

In the first of a new series, SBF poses five pertinent questions to Keith Henry, NAPT president and director of transportation for Lee’s Summit (Mo.) R-7 School District. 

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2017

8 Special-Needs Students Injured in School Bus Crash

A California school bus reportedly T-bones a car, critically injuring the driver of the car. The students suffer minor injuries, and the bus driver and two aides are unharmed.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 7, 2017

Tennessee Legislators Target School Bus Safety

One bill would require seat belts on school buses in Tennessee. Other proposals aim to raise the state’s minimum age for school bus drivers and increase oversight of pupil transportation.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 2, 2017

Louisiana Task Force Advises Against Seat Belt Mandate

In a new report, the state panel finds that “compartmentalized seating and other occupant restraint usage … generally have met the safety needs of Louisiana’s school bus passengers.”

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 30, 2017

Seat Belt Bills Proposed in Multiple States

Lawmakers in Illinois, Utah, and Washington are among those considering legislation that would require school buses bought after a certain date to be equipped with seat belts.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2017

IMMI’s Charlie Vits Named to National Child Passenger Safety Board

The board oversees and maintains the curriculum that is part of the National Child Passenger Safety Certification Training Program.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 17, 2017

Proposed Nebraska Bills Call for Seat Belts on School Buses, Mobile Device Crackdown

Sen. Robert Hilkemann introduces one bill that would require school buses to be equipped with lap-shoulder belts, and another that would prohibit use of wireless communication devices by school bus drivers. 

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