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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2015

New Rules for School Bus Driver Int'l Safety Competition

NSTA, which hosts the annual event, announces rule changes that will go into effect for the 2016 competition in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 24, 2015

Student behavior cited as factor in school bus crash

A driver in Colorado was distracted by noisy students before his bus veered off of a narrow road and rolled last week, district officials say. The driver was new to the job.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2015

School bus driver recognized for response after plane crash

Sandy Jett of Ohio quickly backs away from smoke, fire and downed power lines caused by a fatal plane crash on her route. Her supervisor commends her for preventing students from seeing the accident and keeping them calm.

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ArticlesNovember 12, 2015

Getting back to driver training basics

School bus drivers must learn how to judge other traffic and blend their stop arms into the traffic flow.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 9, 2015

NAPT awards highlight heroism, training efforts

Honorees include special-needs transportation expert Kala Henkensiefken and school bus driver Alice Bradley, who was credited with thwarting a potential school shooting.

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NewsNovember 9, 2015

Highly structured delivery schedule keeps sizable school bus fleet running

The transportation department at Richmond, Virginia-based Henrico County Public Schools serves 75 schools and about 29,000 students. It devised an efficient hub system to accommodate a four-tier bell schedule to transport students to their schools on time.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 4, 2015

School bus driver accused of using cell phone with kids on board

An investigation by New York State Police and school district officials leads to the bus driver being charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2015

School Bus Safety Co. launches new edition of training program

The Driver Training Course, originally released in 2009, has been recreated and expanded. It now provides 25 DVD programs and a final exam.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 30, 2015

School bus driver accused of assaulting special-needs student

Police say that when a 15-year-old passenger failed to follow the bus driver’s instructions, the driver pulled him out of his seat and struck him. Other students captured the incident in cell phone videos.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 28, 2015

School bus driver, <I>SBF</i> contributor John Horton to retire

For nearly 24 years, Horton has shuttled scores of students and trained other drivers. Meanwhile, his photography has illustrated many School Bus Fleet articles.

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