Driver, nurse save 4 special-needs students from bus fire

Alfred “Al” Lewis pulls the bus over, opens the passenger door and window to let the smoke out, sprays the fire extinguisher into the vents, and gathers the students in wheelchairs and carries them outside to safety. Meanwhile, the nurse helps the other two students out of the rear door.

Burtwistle: District funding pressures not expected to ease

As president of the largest school bus contractor in the U.S. and Canada, First Student’s Linda Burtwistle has a keen perspective on the range of issues impacting the pupil transportation industry. She recently shared her insights with SBF Executive Editor Thomas McMahon.

Despite Pandemic, Pupil Transporters Inform, Honor During National School Bus Safety Week

Activities of note included a briefing with law enforcement, distributing illuminated wristbands, and events recognizing bus drivers and monitors.

NASDPTS Conference: Strategies for Transporting Challenged Students

Why a school transportation consultant says looking in the rearview mirror is invaluable.

Operation Focuses on Efficient, Personal Service

The staff at Educational Service District 112’s Specialized Transportation Cooperative in Vancouver, Wash., monitors its growth to cost-effectively meet the needs of its member schools and school districts. Students are provided with customized transportation to maximize their safety.

PHOTOS: Back to school

Don't take a back seat in the IEP process

Transportation personnel should play a key role in transportation decisions for children with disabilities, long before a child has been assigned to a school bus route. But realize: All children with disabilities eligible for transportation services do not require the same level of specialized intervention.

METS Expands in the Midwest

The Michigan-based transportation provider announced increased service area expansion, a new staffing service model, and a new website to boot.

Preliminary Approval Granted to Settlement for New York Students with Diabetes

The class-action settlement resolves claims that New York City health and education leaders systemically failed to ensure students with diabetes could attend school safely and have the same educational access as their peers.