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Newsby StaffApril 30, 2015

First Student retains contracts, adds propane buses

The company will replace the fleet of Council Rock School District in Newtown, Pennsylvania, with 150 of the alternative-fuel buses and will continue to provide service to two Missouri school districts.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 23, 2015

EpiPen bill for school bus drivers advances

The Pennsylvania House passes the bill, which aims to ensure training and protections for bus drivers who administer epinephrine autoinjectors to students suffering an allergic reaction.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2015

School bus driver killed by car in parking lot accident

Bonny Novack, who drove for Easton (Pa.) Area School District, was struck by her own car, which rolled and pinned her against another car in a parking lot near the district’s bus depot.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2015

STA awarded $3.7M contract with Pennsylvania district

The contractor will provide Pine-Richland School District in Pittsburgh with 77 propane-fueled school vehicles starting with the 2015-16 school year.

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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2015

Girl helps classmates escape crashed bus

A Pennsylvania student got her classmates to safely exit the bus after it drove off the road and slammed into a home. No students were seriously injured, but the bus driver was taken to the hospital.

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NewsMarch 11, 2015

The case for audio monitoring on school buses

Audio monitoring can help deter and resolve verbal conflicts, bullying accusations and general bad behavior. But privacy concerns must be addressed.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 9, 2015

Pupil transportation veteran Jerry Rineer shifts to university job

Rineer, a longtime school bus supervisor before he retired in December, is now working with students who have mobility issues at Villanova University.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2015

Bus driver honored for response to accident

Ronda Shultz quickly drove students away from a car-pedestrian accident at a bus stop on her route, got them counseling, and offered help to the parents of the girl hit by the car. She was named “Bus Driver of the Month” by the Danville (Pa.) Area School District’s superintendent.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 6, 2015

Teen who ran stop arm, fatally struck student, charged with homicide

Michael Shelly, the 18-year-old man accused of fatally striking a 16-year-old girl in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, last month as she walked to her stopped school bus, was arraigned on several charges, including homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangering.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 30, 2014

Richard Wolfington Sr. led school bus dealership for 50 years

Wolfington, who washed buses as a teen and later took the reins of his family’s school bus business, Wolfington Body Co., died on Thursday at age 75.

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