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Newsby StaffAugust 22, 2011

Police find explosives at N.M. school bus stop

An abandoned backpack is filled with Molotov cocktails at the stop, which is located less than half a mile from a middle school. Investigators are looking at security tapes from cameras on school buses to see if they can spot any students with the backpack.

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ArticlesJuly 7, 2011

NAPT News & Views

The association discusses the impact of a terrorism hoax on April 1 in New York State that involved school buses and also its efforts to curb school bus bullying.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2011

Bus drivers could be given authority to search students

Under a proposal before an Indiana district’s school board, a driver would have to have a reasonable suspicion that a student has an item or substance that puts others on the bus in danger. The driver would then have to get permission from the district’s transportation department before searching a student or his or her belongings.

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Newsby StaffMay 20, 2011

New school bus security training course in development

Karen Lowrie, associate director of Rutgers University’s Center for Transportation Safety, Security and Risk, discusses the program with SBF. It is designed to teach bus drivers how to effectively communicate with schoolchildren while a crisis is occurring.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2011

Driver stops student from hijacking bus

Evans Okoduwa convinces the seventh-grader to hand over a loaded gun. The boy has been charged with eight counts of kidnapping and two counts of bringing a firearm onto school property.

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Newsby StaffApril 26, 2011

Man arrested in bizarre incident on bus

The 53-year-old Minneapolis man allegedly sneaks onto a school bus and performs a sex act. No students are harmed.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Kelly AguinaldoApril 21, 2011

Planning and Training Increase School Bus Security

Pupil transporters discuss the policies and procedures they have established at their operations to keep students and staff members safe. They also share the training resources they utilize, including state associations, First Observer and courses offered by FEMA.

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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2011

CASTO conference covers safety, efficiency

Sessions during the California Association of School Transportation Officials event address myriad topics, including how pupil transporters’ actions when transporting students with disabilities can affect their operations’ costs and the First Observer school bus security program. Nearly 40 industry suppliers exhibit at the conference’s vendor show.

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Newsby StaffApril 12, 2011

DVR provides fast downloads, long recording times

Radio Engineering Industries Inc. has added the SD40, a compact, solid-state digital video recorder, to its family of BUS-WATCH digital video surveillance systems. The SD40 can connect up to four surveillance cameras and has GPS and WiFi compatibility and eight-way sensor programming.

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Newsby StaffApril 7, 2011

E-mails threatening school buses, lawmakers not credible, officials say

New York state lawmakers received the e-mails last Friday. Homeland security and counter-terrorism officials determine the threats are not credible, but transportation departments are advised to watch for suspicious activity on bus routes.

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