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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 11, 2016

Driver, Aide Accused of Leaving Student on Bus Twice

Police say that the two admitted to having a student deactivate the child reminder device on their bus before they arrived at school.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2016

Student Struck by Car While Trying to Board School Bus

A 9-year-old girl in Florida was struck by an SUV and suffered minor injuries when the motorist switched into the same lane as the school bus to avoid a stopped vehicle in the other lane, tried to stop, and lost control of her car.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2016

After near miss, school bus driver warns against illegal passing on social media

Robyn Russ of Florida urges motorists to use more caution after one of the students on her bus was nearly struck by a car while deboarding.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 2, 2016

School bus team rolls in MLK parade

Pupil transporters from Hillsborough County (Fla.) Public Schools decorated a bus and took part in a local Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade that drew thousands of onlookers.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2016

Boy arrested for stealing school bus for joyride

The 13-year-old Florida boy reportedly stole a bus while the driver stepped away to use the restroom, and he went on a 15-minute joyride. He was charged with vehicle theft.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 5, 2016

School bus driver who crashed into pond enters not guilty plea

An attorney for Lenoir Sainfimin, the Florida driver whose bus careened into a pond in September, pleaded not guilty on the driver’s behalf to a charge of careless driving. The attorney also asked to subpoena unedited surveillance video from the bus.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2015

Parent questions change in district’s special-needs busing policy

The mother of a boy with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is concerned over a change from him riding a special-needs bus to a regular bus. Seminole County (Fla.) Public Schools no longer has the resources to provide special-needs buses, but does have monitors on buses, officials say.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 23, 2015

Report cites district-wide problems in Palm Beach busing debacle

A lack of clear leadership, a “culture of distrust” and inadequate staffing factored into the district’s school transportation meltdown this fall, an attorney finds.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2015

2 arrested after special-needs student left on school bus

A bus driver and aide for the School District of Palm Beach County (Fla.) have been charged with child neglect for leaving a student on a school bus for more than five hours.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonOctober 26, 2015

3-Point Belts on Buses: Real-World Experience Mitigates Most Concerns

Will students wear the seat belts or use them as weapons? Does the added cost lead to cuts in school bus service? And what about the impact on emergency evacuations? Transportation directors with years of three-point belt use on their buses share their insights.

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