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School Bus Fleet BlogApril 9, 2018

Relationship Skills Are Essential for Maintaining School Safety

We have a preconceived idea that school employees know how to build relationships, identify struggling students, and de-escalate student behaviors. Now is a good time to re-evaluate those skills.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 5, 2018

New Security Measures Implemented at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

A Florida district implements mandatory ID badges and use of clear backpacks, additional law enforcement, and limited entry points at the school, which was the site of a deadly shooting in February.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserApril 3, 2018

10 Tips for Keeping the School Bus Secure as Concerns Rise

Experts share how to help keep school buses and sites secure, and manage students’ concerns about their safety. Including bus drivers in security plans and reporting suspicious behavior are key.

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ArticlesMarch 27, 2018

NAPT News & Views — A Call for Civil Discourse in the Aftermath of Parkland

As members of a tight-knit community of people who care deeply and passionately about the safety of children, I believe we owe the victims of the Parkland massacre … a serious, nonpartisan, productive conversation about school safety.

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ArticlesAugust 17, 2017

Options Abound for Student School Bus Safety Programs

Here are five examples of training programs that have been found to engage students while educating them on school bus safety.

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ArticlesJuly 26, 2017

8 Keys to a Safe School Bus Operation

After a string of fatal crashes shook the industry, the time is ripe to refocus on the fundamentals of transportation management, from hiring the right people to putting the needs of children first.

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Newsby StaffMarch 27, 2017

Award Honors Crossing Guard for Helping Enhance School Zone Safety

Penni Robertson of Michigan is named “America’s Favorite Crossing Guard” by Safe Kids Worldwide, a nonprofit that focuses on child safety.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserDecember 16, 2015

School bus drivers shuttle San Bernardino shooting survivors to safety

Four Durham School Services drivers stepped up to help after the mass shooting that killed 14 people on Dec. 2, shuttling survivors from the scene to designated safe areas.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2013

Principal, teacher revive girl struck by school bus

The 5-year-old is hit in front of an elementary school in California when the bus rolls backward down a hill. The school officials find that she has stopped breathing, so they perform CPR, and the girl regains consciousness shortly thereafter.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2011

School bus safety zone legislation signed into law

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder approves a bill that doubles fines for moving violations committed in a school bus safety zone and makes killing a child getting off a school bus a 15-year felony. A second bill approved by Snyder adds the new felony offense to the state's sentencing guidelines.

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