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School Bus Drivers Throw Party for Their ‘Biggest Fan’

Packey Butler’s enthusiasm for school buses has brightened many Denville (N.J.) bus drivers’ days, so those drivers decided to return the favor for the 14-year-old.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJune 27, 2017

Family of Autistic Teen Who Died on School Bus Reaches $23.5M Settlement

Hun Joon “Paul” Lee’s family is awarded the settlement for the death of their son, who was left in a hot school bus for several hours in California in 2015.  

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 27, 2017

Oregon Workshop Targets Student Management

Behavior on the bus, autism, and bullying prevention are among the topics covered in an OPTA training event.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2017

Mother of Autistic Student Calls for Bus Monitors After Alleged Assault

The Kentucky mother says that she had requested monitors on the buses before, but there wasn’t one aboard during the alleged sexual assault of her son, who is severely autistic.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 6, 2017

School Bus Aide Accused of Attacking Student With Autism

Monica Burke of Colorado is facing 24 counts of felony assault for allegedly beating a student with severe autism and spraying aerosol cans in his face.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2016

Special-Needs Teen Dies After Outburst on School Bus

Anthony Corona of California, who had autism, lost consciousness and died after an episode in which he became agitated. The bus driver and aides reportedly tried to calm him, performed CPR, and called 911.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 30, 2016

New Jersey Launches Special-Needs Transportation Training

All school bus drivers and aides in the state have to go through the training program, which was mandated by a bill passed last year.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2016

Student With Autism Hailed a Hero in Escape from Smoking School Bus

Ten-year-old Alex Perez of New Jersey sees smoke coming from the bus engine and yells to get the bus driver’s attention. All passengers are evacuated from the bus with no serious injuries. 

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2016

School Bus Driver Found Not Guilty of Hitting Special-Needs Student

A jury finds Jeannette Burrage of Washington not guilty of assaulting a 6-year-old boy with autism. Video showed her in a scuffle with the boy, but the jury couldn’t prove that she intentionally hit him. 

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2015

Bus agency to make safety upgrades after autistic student’s death

Pupil Transportation Cooperative in California will push for electronic notification devices in its buses and have two adults monitor every bus to make sure no student is left on board following the death of a student on one of its buses last week.

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