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VideosNovember 5, 2021

VIDEO: South Carolina Safety Officer Covers the Finer Points

John Smith, bus safety officer for Greenville (S.C.) Public Schools, provides a refresher for staying safe on the school bus.

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Videosby StaffOctober 18, 2021

Watch as South Carolina School Stresses Bus Safety

Students and teachers at Michael C. Riley Elementary School in Beaufort, S.C., discuss ways to stay safe on the school bus.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson September 16, 2021

More States Consider Calling in National Guard for School Transportation

State officials in New York, Ohio, and South Carolina, are considering deploying National Guard troops to help drive buses as many school districts face a driver shortage.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson August 5, 2021

School Districts Ramp Up Efforts to Combat Driver Shortage

Implementing new routing and software solutions, offering hiring incentives, and contracting out transportation services are just some of the ways districts are working to recruit and retain drivers.

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Articlesby Amanda HuggettJuly 12, 2021

How to Prepare for Potential Threats to School Bus Safety, Security

With threats ranging from hijackings to active shooter scenarios, you can never be too prepared. Here, School Bus Fleet rounded up several best practices for de-escalating violent incidents on the bus, and equipping districts with tools to develop their own training programs.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 7, 2021

South Carolina School Bus Driver, Students Safe After Hijacking

A man with a rifle allegedly forces his way onto a bus at a bus stop, orders the driver to drive the bus, then kicks him and the 18 students off and drives the bus before abandoning it. The driver is credited for de-escalating the situation.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserApril 28, 2021

5 Questions: Keith Terry on Supporting Employees, Illegal Passing Concerns

Terry, the director of transportation at Orangeburg County (S.C.) School District, discusses providing material and emotional support during the pandemic, and frustration with motorists passing stopped school buses even with the presence of stop-arm cameras.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson April 14, 2021

South Carolina Approves $24.5M VW Funds for School, Transit Buses

The state’s second round of Volkswagen settlement funding will be used to purchase 235 new propane school buses and three electric transit buses.

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NewsFebruary 4, 2021

South Carolina District Taps School Staff to Combat Bus Driver Shortage

Six of Florence 1 Schools employees, who either already had their CDL or completed the necessary training to obtain one, step up to work as drivers for the district.

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NewsNovember 30, 2020

S.C. Student Dies After Having Seizure While on School Bus

Kirsten Volzka is riding a school bus, driven by her grandmother, when she suffers cardiac arrest, which leads to a seizure.

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