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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2011

Free danger zone program still available

To help bring down the number of accidents with children around school buses, four organizations teamed up last year to provide the safety training program at no charge to school districts nationwide. The offer still stands.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2011

Danger zone fatalities drop

Thirteen children were killed in school bus loading and unloading accidents in the 2009-10 school year. The total is down nearly 25 percent from the previous year.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2010

NAPT names poster contest winners

The theme of this year’s contest was “Be Aware — Know the Danger Zone!” German Salazar of Oviedo, Fla., placed first in Division III and was the overall winner of the contest.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2010

Former bus driver sentenced in Minnesota accident

Westal John Maine is given 10 days in jail and fined $135 for moving his school bus without ensuring that 6-year-old Evan Lee Lindquist was out of the way. Maine's jail time was suspended under the conditions that he speak to area bus drivers on safety and reach out to Lindquist's family.

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ArticlesCover StoryJuly 29, 2010

20 Ways to Bolster Safety

From loading procedures to proper footwear to student discipline, pupil transportation professionals share their tips for reducing risks on and off the bus.

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Newsby StaffApril 23, 2010

Over 1,000 districts get free danger zone program

To bring down the number of accidents with children around school buses, four organizations teamed up to provide the safety training program at no charge to school districts nationwide. The offer still stands.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2010

West Virginia cracks down on stop-arm runners

A new state law increases penalties for motorists who pass stopped school buses. It was prompted by the death of 6-year-old Haven McCarthy, who was hit by a passing vehicle as she got off her bus.

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Newsby StaffMarch 23, 2010

Free training set offered after spike in danger zone deaths

To bring down the number of accidents with children around school buses, four organizations team up to provide the safety training program at no charge to school districts nationwide.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

Big jump in danger zone fatalities

Seventeen children were killed in school bus loading or unloading accidents in the 2008-09 school year, according to the Kansas State Department of Education’s national survey. It’s a large increase from the previous year’s total, five fatalities.

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ArticlesCover StoryFebruary 2, 2010

Great Fleets Across America 2010

Our annual series is back as we profile five outstanding pupil transportation operations from around the nation. Find out how their safety practices, innovative training programs and open lines of communication have led them to succeed. 

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