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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2014

Bus monitor accused of taping student’s mouth shut

The autistic student’s brother said the monitor, who worked for the Austin (Texas) Independent School District, did it because “he repeats a lot of stuff.” District police are investigating the alleged incident.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2014

Former bus driver decries working conditions, wins lawsuit

Alfredo Sobrevilla won a lawsuit against Brownsville (Texas) Independent School District for wrongful termination and was awarded $175,000. He was fired in 2012 days after filing a police report against his supervisor, in which he said he was assaulted after voicing concerns about bad working conditions.

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2014

Transfinder to open new office in Texas

The Austin office will offer additional support hours and training. Texas has Transfinder’s second-largest concentration of customers.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2014

Texas district honored for safety, efficiency initiatives

Houston Independent School District is recognized by District Administration magazine for its bus tracking, safety and fleet greening programs.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 4, 2014

2 school districts among winners of Green Fleet Award

Houston Independent School District in Texas and Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvania are honored for use of alternative fuels and other green initiatives.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2014

District partners with police for school bus assault training

The Harris County (Texas) Sheriff’s Office performed the training last month using Humble Independent School District buses. District transportation employees and police participated in a simulated hostage takeover with students on board a school bus.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2014

Texas district unveils bus tracking website

Houston Independent School District created the pilot website to enable parents and guardians to track the morning pickup and afternoon drop-off of their students and see their students’ buses in real time.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2014

Mom uses iPad to catch stop-arm runners

Tracey Honig takes video of an 18-wheeler illegally passing her daughter’s school bus one morning. The video, posted on Facebook, has gotten thousands of views.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 9, 2014

1,100 school bus drivers, attendants train in ‘Safety Expo’

Houston Independent School District’s back-to-school transportation training program includes hands-on drills in railroad crossing safety, gang awareness, student management, hurricane preparedness and other topics. As Transportation General Manager Nathan Graf puts it, “It was not your typical training.”

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2014

Bus driver begins 42nd year behind the wheel

What started out as a joke turned into a long, fruitful career for Dorothy Skala, a bus driver for Rosebud-Lott (Texas) Independent School District. Having grown up on a farm, Skala started driving at a young age, and last spring, she was presented with the Bus Driver of the Year award from the Texas Association for Pupil Transportation.

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