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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2016

More Bus, Truck Parts Dealers Honored

Among other PACCAR Parts and Peterbilt Motors Co. awards presented in Orlando, Florida, The Peterbilt Store receives the TRP Bus Segment Dealer of the Year Award.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 18, 2016

Florida District Trains 1,600 Transportation Employees

Hillsborough County Public Schools’ back-to-school training event covers such topics as customer service and “How Not to Be Confined by Your Title.”

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2016

Video Shows School Bus Driver, Aide Heroism in Florida Shooting

Parents call the driver and aide heroes for their actions during the 2015 incident. The driver drove to a safe place and gave information to a student who called 911, and the aide helped students as they waited for police to arrive.

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2016

School Bus Driver Fired, Accused of Pinning Down Special-Needs Student

Former Orange County (Fla.) Public Schools bus driver Rosa Dalger denies the accusations and says her actions were necessary to prevent the student or other students from being hurt.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2016

District Stiffens School Bus Fight Penalties

Duval County (Fla.) Public Schools more than doubles the time the student is removed from the bus for a first fight. Students involved in fights may also have school bus privileges revoked permanently.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2016

Charges Dropped for Driver, Aide Accused of Leaving Special-Needs Student on Bus Twice

The state attorney says the facts in the case against the Florida driver and attendant who left the same student on the bus twice “do not rise to the level of felony neglect of a child.”

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2016

Former School Bus Aide Gets Year of Jail for Hitting Special-Needs Student

James Lambert of Florida, who was caught on school bus surveillance video slapping a student with autism in 2014, is sentenced in June to 11 months and 29 days of jail time.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2016

School Bus Driver Raises Funds to Buy Glasses for Students

Justin Schaefer of Florida notices a student on his bus is wearing broken glasses. He sets up a GoFundMe page to buy new glasses for him and another student he learns needs glasses but cannot afford them. 

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Newsby StaffMay 26, 2016

4 Florida Districts Add Propane School Buses

Since 2015, Pinellas, Polk, Pasco, and Hillsborough County school districts have added 170 new Blue Bird Vision Propane buses and have seen lower emissions and savings in fuel and maintenance costs.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2016

School Bus Bursts into Flames Minutes After Students Exit

A Florida bus driver pulls over when her bus starts smoking. She evacuates the students, and minutes later, the bus catches fire.

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