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School Bus Fleet BlogSeptember 28, 2020

Getting on Board With a Return to the Classroom

The National School Transportation Association's president emphasizes the importance of in-person instruction and urges pupil transporters to remind parents that the yellow bus continues to be the safest form of transportation for students.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 25, 2020

NAPT to Co-Launch Streaming Service on New Education Platform

NAPT ACTS! is the school transportation component of a streaming service that the association has created with the Center for Effective School Operations.

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NewsSeptember 23, 2020

Some Quebec School Bus Drivers Call for Student COVID Case Notification

Although school administrators are required to notify parents and staff members when their school becomes a site of infection, they do not have to let school bus companies know about confirmed student cases.

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ArticlesSeptember 22, 2020

Maximizing School Bus Usage, Even During Closures

Expanding Wi-Fi access and delivering meals are valuable ways to keep buses running as many districts stick to virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NewsSeptember 21, 2020

Partnership Helps District Install Wi-Fi on School Buses

Elkhart (Ind.) Community Schools partners with mobile technology supplier MITO Corp. and the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Civic Innovation to install Wi-Fi on 25 of its buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 17, 2020

New School Bus Routines Include Ramped Up Cleaning, Temperature Checks

Intensified procedures at districts in Vermont, Illinois, and Ohio, include more cleaning time, spraying and fogging, and student temperature checks done by monitors. One district has installed temperature scanning devices on all buses.

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ArticlesSeptember 9, 2020

Transportation Leaders Share Reopening Plans, Experiences

Whether plans are on the horizon or buses are on the road, four districts detail their procedures for issues such as routing, social distancing, enforcing mask wearing, and cleaning schedules.

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Photo Galleriesby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 8, 2020

PHOTOS: Pupil Transportation in Pictures - Spring/Summer

Pupil transporters captured these very unusual spring and summer seasons, sharing images of meal delivery wearing masks, adapting to social distancing, and sending shout-outs and saying goodbye at the end of the school year to students.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 8, 2020

U.S. Senator Visits DATTCO, Urges Support of CERTS Act

Sen. Richard Blumenthal holds a press conference at the transportation company, calling to pass legislation to provide financial relief for bus and motorcoach companies hit hard by COVID-19.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 2, 2020

Georgia District Receives 2 New School Buses, Adds Antimicrobial Treatment

Harris County School District treated the new 2021 Blue Bird conventional buses, along with the rest of those in its fleet, with a three-year antimicrobial surface protectant.

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