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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

Special-needs transportation costs questioned in audit

A charter school in Pennsylvania spent $239,036 over four years transporting five special-needs students without proper documentation, an audit shows. The school made payments without approved contracts, and did not track how daily rates for students were calculated.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 11, 2015

School bus driver faces over 50 misdemeanor counts for braking incident

A Pennsylvania school bus driver allegedly slammed on the brakes to get the attention of unruly students on the bus, and several suffered injuries.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2015

Man accused of breaking into school buses, stealing seat covers

Pennsylvania police find a man on school property after hours with several seat covers inside his car, allegedly stolen from two school buses. He is arrested and faces several charges.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2015

Collins makes 1st delivery of its CNG Type A school bus

The first four production units of the compressed natural gas NEXBUS go to Pennsylvania’s Lower Merion School District.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2015

State contractor group urges driver alertness around school buses

As the new school year begins, the Pennsylvania School Bus Association is asking motorists to watch for students boarding and leaving buses.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 13, 2015

Fullington wins new school bus contract in Pennsylvania

The company will operate and maintain school bus services for Southern Columbia Area School District under the five-year contract.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2015

Pennsylvania school bus contractor wins ‘Bus Stops Here’ award

Harold Girardat, whose company has been transporting students since 1949, is honored for his contributions to the Pennsylvania School Bus Association.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2015

Pennsylvania district to use SafeStop school bus app

The app will connect the district's approximately 25,000 parents and its school officials to the vehicles transporting their students.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2015

Boy with autism left on school bus after falling asleep

The bus driver did not find the 8-year-old, who was being taken to a summer camp program, until he got back to his base when he checked the bus. The bus company said the driver followed protocol and it is considering more prevention measures.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 30, 2015

Book Bus brings literacy, learning programs to children

A Pennsylvania school district, contractor and library partner to launch the Book Bus, which will circulate books and offer early childhood education during the summer.

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