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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2016

Indianapolis to Buy 100 New Buses With 3-Point Belts

The new school buses will also run on propane and will include onboard video surveillance and GPS.

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Newsby StaffMay 3, 2016

Indiana District Acquires 20 Propane School Buses

Wayne Township’s new propane-powered Blue Bird buses are funded in part by a $45,000 grant from the Indiana Office of Energy Development.

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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2016

Motorist Who Spilled Drink Sideswipes School Bus, Causes Rollover

An Indiana motorist loses control of her car after spilling a drink on herself and sideswipes a bus taking a high school basketball team to a game. The bus rolls over and passengers suffer minor injuries.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2016

School bus driver not charged in principal’s death

Prosecutors say the decision not to file criminal charges against Christine Beeler was based on factors such as absence of impairment of the driver and video of the incident.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2016

Report: School bus driver didn't engage brake in crash that killed principal

A police report states that bus driver Christine Beeler left the driver’s seat without engaging the parking brake, causing the bus to roll forward. The report also states that Beeler was “distracted,” but does not indicate what took her attention away from her duties.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 9, 2016

District's school bus shop recovers from fire

Warsaw (Ind.) Community Schools’ bus shop caught on fire on the evening of Jan. 7. The fire destroyed three school buses, a service truck and several supplies.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2016

Indiana district pilots school bus tracking app

Indianapolis Public Schools is using Here Comes the Bus, which lets parents track their child’s bus, on a few buses before rolling it out district-wide. A few other districts in the state piloted the app last year.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 27, 2016

No mechanical issues found in school bus crash that killed principal

In the accident at an Indianapolis school, a stationary bus suddenly accelerated and jumped the curb, striking and killing a principal and injuring two students.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2016

School bus drivers win $50K in Powerball jackpot

Ron Buchanan of Indiana bought 15 tickets for a group of his fellow South Ripley Community School Corp. bus drivers. The group split the winnings, with each driver receiving about $2,300 after tax.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2016

Indiana district rolls out propane school buses

Metropolitan School District of Warren Township replaces 11 older diesel buses in its fleet with the alternative-fuel buses. This is the largest deployment of propane buses in the state, officials say.

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