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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2010

Special-needs transportation training curriculum updated

PTSI’s Transporting Students with Disabilities program has been revised for 2009 to comply with current IDEA regulations and industry standards.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2010

Community mourns special-needs bus aide

The car of Gertrude Knowles, a longtime Palm Beach County Schools employee, went off the road and into a canal as she was driving to work in late April.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Kelly AguinaldoFebruary 8, 2010

Opportunities for Stimulating Special-Needs Training Abound

Instruction in this area is important for school bus drivers and aides to successfully work with students with disabilities, and changing how the information is delivered and who delivers it helps promote trainee engagement. There are numerous resources within and outside of school districts that can enliven sessions and motivate employees.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2010

District must increase security for special-needs students on buses

Under a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, a Tennessee school district is required to enhance the safety of students with disabilities by taking such steps as staffing monitors to assist drivers on all special-needs buses. The settlement is the result of a lawsuit stemming from episodes of peer-on-peer sexual harassment on buses operated by the district.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 12, 2010

High school students serve as bus monitors

In a pilot program designed by a D.A.R.E. police officer, juniors and seniors will ride the school bus with elementary school students to improve safety and reduce bullying incidents.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2009

Bus aide fired for misconduct

The aide, who worked for a Maryland school district, reportedly held a special-needs boy’s head out the window of his moving school bus following a discipline problem. The district’s transportation director may increase training for bus drivers and aides in light of the incident.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2009

Feds give guidance on special-needs transportation

New Q&A document from the U.S. Department of Education provides clarification on IDEA regulations for transporting students with disabilities. Topics covered include communication, mainstreaming on regular routes and climate control on buses.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2009

District runs 1 bus with aide for special-needs students

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Prescott Unified School District officials have reconfigured bus routes in response to concerns from parents over the district gove...

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Newsby StaffAugust 3, 2009

Detroit Public Schools forgoes plan to cut 159 bus attendants

DETROIT — In new developments announced last week, Detroit Public Schools (DPS) will not follow through with a plan to lay off 159 special-needs bus ...

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2008

School bus workers speak out for livable wages

HARTFORD, Conn. — Unionized school bus drivers and monitors testified yesterday at a public hearing to ensure that the city’s living wage ordinance i...

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