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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2011

Teen sentenced for burning Ind. district’s buses

The 15-year-old boy, who has been in secure detention for 68 days, will spend a maximum of 22 more days there, followed by several months at a treatment center for children, for intentionally starting a fire in June that destroyed four Tippecanoe School Corp. buses. If he fails to comply at the treatment center, he will be sent to the state’s Department of Correction.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

InterMotive to open office in Indiana

The new Elkhart branch will provide quicker access to eastern U.S. and Canadian customers of the company, which supplies electronic vehicle control systems for school buses and other vehicles.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2010

Indiana state troopers catch illegal bus passers

Authorities rode on three of Vigo County School Corp.’s school buses in late September and wrote three traffic citations for motorists who violated the state’s school bus stop arm law. The enforcement action stemmed from complaints made by the school system’s bus drivers about alleged illegal passing.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

Indiana district wants DOT to pay for bus damage

Bus drivers for Indian Creek Schools have reported that rocks used in a surfacing material on a stretch of road were flying up and cracking buses’ windshields and chipping paint while they were on their routes. The district has filed a tort claim against the state DOT and believes that it should fund the cost of bus repairs.

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Newsby StaffJuly 27, 2010

Indiana districts drop bus rider fees

Franklin Township Community School Corp. forgoes plans to charge a $75 fee following Attorney General Gregory Zoeller’s legal opinion that such fees are unconstitutional. The district’s board disagrees, but feels that being sued over the fee could be costly. Lake Central School Corp. drops its $10 fee out of respect for Zoeller’s opinion.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2010

Indiana attorney general: School bus fees are unconstitutional

Gregory Zoeller issues a legal opinion piece after receiving a request from the state’s Board of Accounts, which took issue with a district’s proposal to begin charging $75 per student for bus rides.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonJanuary 1, 2009

Pete Baxter Named Administrator of the Year

State pupil transportation director in Indiana has led training efforts across the nation and has helmed key industry organizations.

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