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Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2015

School bus driver who let parent on board gets suspension

The Florida driver pulled over to let a parent who was angry about her child’s missing phone board the bus, witness statements say.

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2015

Accused Florida school bus shooter pleads not guilty

Edgar Robles, 16, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle. He is being tried as an adult and would face a minimum of 25 years in prison if convicted.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2015

School bus monitor fired after allegedly attacking students

Board members for Orange County (Fla.) Public Schools vote to fire the monitor after viewing video footage of him repeatedly shoving and grabbing a boy and pushing another child into his seat.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 29, 2015

School bus duo protects girl from ‘stranger danger’

When Gwendolyn Brinson and Kathy Ritter saw that a girl who usually walks home by herself was talking to a man in a truck, they took actions that helped lead to the man’s arrest on a lewd behavior charge.

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Newsby StaffMay 26, 2015

Florida school bus shooting suspect arrested

Edgar Robles, the 16-year-old suspect in a school bus shooting last week that injured two students, is in police custody in Georgia. He was arrested during a traffic stop and was treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2015

Shots fired at Florida school bus

The suspect, 16, allegedly fired five shots at the bus and was charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of firing deadly missiles. Two girls were struck and hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2015

Driver helps students escape burning bus

The Florida bus driver heard a popping sound and saw smoke, so he quickly evacuated the students from the bus before the fire spread through it. No one was hurt in the incident.

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Newsby StaffApril 30, 2015

NTSB reviews benefits of onboard video systems

The agency’s new report highlights the fatal Port St. Lucie school bus crash, in which onboard video captured “valuable data about pre-crash, crash and post-crash events.”

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2015

District uses school bus to feed kids on spring break

Manatee County (Fla.) School District brings back a program to feed students for free using a retrofitted school bus. The program served nearly 300 kids on Monday and Tuesday.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 19, 2015

Job fair seeks school bus driver candidates

At Orange County (Fla.) Public Schools event, current bus drivers will be on hand to answer questions. The district’s job fairs have helped tackle driver shortage.

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