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Articlesby Wes PlattJanuary 22, 2024

Effective Evacuation Plans for Special-Needs Students

Discover essential strategies for evacuating special-needs students from school buses. This comprehensive approach includes customized evacuation plans, effective staff training, regular emergency drills, and community engagement to enhance student safety.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2024

New York City Rolls Out Plan for School Bus Speed Assistance Tech

The first-in-the-nation plan follows a city fleet pilot program and redesign of more than 1,000 intersections.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 17, 2024

Florida Boy Dies After Crawling Under School Bus

The 9-year-old boy was hit and killed by the Orange County Public Schools bus in an apartment complex roundabout.

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Newsby Christy GrimesJanuary 15, 2024

January 2024: SBF Incident and Crime Report Roundup

A roundup of news about recent incidents involving school buses, including a teacher arrested for allegedly making violent threats against a student, and an investigation after a parent who is a corrections officer reportedly threatened students on his son's bus.

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Articlesby Wes PlattDecember 29, 2023

The Most Popular School Bus Fleet Content of 2023

From practical information about school bus inspections and behavior management to federal funding for electric school buses, here’s the content that School Bus Fleet readers engaged the most with this year.

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School Bus Fleet BlogDecember 26, 2023

Behind The Wheel of Childrens’ Safety Aboard the School Bus

Bus drivers are the primary caretakers of children during their commute and thus bear responsibility for their safety. By prioritizing proper operating procedures, maintenance checks, and additional precautions, drivers can help avoid the loss of precious young lives under their care.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 24, 2023

CNN Documentary Delves into Chowchilla School Bus Abduction

The crime documentary, which explores the mass kidnapping of students and their school bus driver in 1976, makes its debut on CNN on Dec. 3 at 9 p.m. Eastern.

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Newsby Wes PlattNovember 7, 2023

NASDPTS 2023: Fatalities Decrease Year Over Year in Latest Loading/Unloading Survey

Three students died during the most recent survey period, two by other vehicles illegally passing a stopped school bus and one by the bus itself.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2023

Alabama Student Hit, Killed While Walking Up to School Bus

Carmen Lopez was in the front yard of her residence walking toward the school bus with her siblings when a pickup truck left the roadway, striking her.

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Articlesby Wes PlattOctober 16, 2023

National School Bus Safety Week Raises Awareness Across U.S.

School districts and transportation professionals aim to make motorists and passengers more aware of safety issues related to the yellow school bus.

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