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Articlesby Sadiah Thompson September 13, 2019

Schools Choose Ridesharing for Greater Efficiency, Savings

Children’s ridesharing companies are offering more than just home-to-school transportation. The service also proves helpful for a variety of school trips, tackling bus driver shortage, and helping schools save on transportation costs.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 10, 2019

New York School Bus Driver Dies Days After Crash

Denise Schmidt reportedly suffers a medical event, slumps over the wheel, and the bus accelerates and crashes into a tree. The coach and 22 students on board are not injured.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2019

STA Driver Honored for Evacuating Students Before Bus Catches Fire

Vikki Boyce Czechowicz of New York notices smoke coming from the under dashboard, evacuates the 19 students aboard her bus right before the engine area catches fire. She is presented with a Heroism Award.                        

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson August 29, 2019

Arizona, Pennsylvania Districts to Roll Out School Bus Tracking App

Florence Unified School District #1 and Boyertown Area School District partner with technology solutions supplier CalAmp to roll out the “Here Comes the Bus” app on their buses.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson August 22, 2019

New York City Partners With Ridesharing Company for School Bus GPS, Tracking App

The city’s Department of Education teams up with Via to launch a new school bus routing, tracking, and communication platform, in addition to installing GPS systems on all of its school buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserAugust 6, 2019

New Law in New York Allows Stop-Arm Cameras on School Buses

School districts can now install stop-arm cameras on buses and work with law enforcement to pinpoint locations with the most frequent violations. The law also raises ticket fines.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson July 15, 2019

Teen Honored for Helping Save Choking Student While on School Bus

Rachel Trimbell receives the New York State Senate Liberty Medal for performing the Heimlich maneuver on another student who was choking on a piece of candy while on the school bus.

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Photo GalleriesJuly 2, 2019

PHOTOS: School Bus Fleet's 2019 Photo Contest

Winning entries in the 15th edition of School Bus Fleet’s Photo Contest present a closer look at some of the remarkable, day-to-day scenes of pupil transportation. These shots were selected from 103 total entries, which were judged by SBF’s editors.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson June 20, 2019

N.Y. Bill Would Combat Illegal School Bus Passing

S4524B would allow school districts to install stop-arm cameras on school buses as a way to help law enforcement issue tickets to motorists who illegally pass stopped buses.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2019

Winners Named in 2019 New York School Bus Safety Competition

Nearly 80 drivers take part in the 48th New York State School Bus Safety Competition, hosted by the New York School Bus Contractors Association.

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