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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 12, 2018

Boy Runs Into Street, Is Fatally Struck by School Bus

Investigators in Nebraska find that the bus had just dropped off the 8-year-old at a stop, and the bus was continuing on its route when the boy tried to run across the street.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 17, 2017

Proposed Nebraska Bills Call for Seat Belts on School Buses, Mobile Device Crackdown

Sen. Robert Hilkemann introduces one bill that would require school buses to be equipped with lap-shoulder belts, and another that would prohibit use of wireless communication devices by school bus drivers. 

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2016

Student Helps Boy Having Seizure on School Bus

Amyhia Draper of Nebraska sees the boy begin to have a seizure and she and another student turn him on his side. She learned what to do in such situations from her mother, a daycare professional.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 12, 2016

Driver Cited After 5-Year-Old Left in School Van

In Nebraska, police investigate a report of a boy who was not dropped off at home after school. They find the 5-year-old unattended in a school van.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2016

Thomas Built Buses Names New Platinum Support Dealers

Kerlin Bus Sales in Indiana and Omaha Truck Center in Nebraska are the latest dealers to become certified as part of the collaborative effort between the school bus manufacturer and its dealers.

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Newsby StaffApril 7, 2016

Nebraska Districts Extend First Student Contract

Two Nebraska Panhandle Consortium districts award a four-year contract extension to the school bus company.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 4, 2016

STA Earns Omaha Contract Extension, Promotes Manager to VP

The school bus operator’s pact with two Nebraska districts now extends to 2019. David Prince, STA’s general manager of the contract, now takes on broader responsibility.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2015

Nebraska district to cut back school bus service

Omaha Public Schools is trying to simplify its busing system and cut costs by reducing the number of schools that students can apply to and still be eligible to ride the bus. The district’s transportation costs are high compared with other urban Midwestern districts.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2015

School bus driver fined for leaving special-needs student on bus

Thomas Naime, who had been a bus driver for Omaha (Neb.) Public Schools, was found guilty of caretaker neglect and fined $250 for leaving a pre-K student who depends on a feeding tube and has selective mutism on a bus in August.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2015

District to equip school buses with REI stop-arm cameras

Bellevue (Neb.) Public Schools will equip 10 of its 78 school buses with cameras from the supplier. The cameras capture images from multiple angles and can automatically download them to the transportation director’s computer.

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