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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJuly 25, 2017

Boston District to Cut School Bus Routes, Lay Off Drivers

Boston Public Schools plans to consolidate numerous school bus routes this fall, which will result in the layoff of dozens of drivers. The move is expected to save the district up to $5 million.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2017

National Express School Bus Drivers See Wins in State Safety Competitions

Shawn Sawyer from Durham School Services and Ross Hamre from Petermann Bus won first place in the Massachusetts and Ohio safety competitions.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 29, 2017

School Bus Driver Accused of Operating Under Influence of Marijuana

Police arrest Ali Mahfuz of Massachusetts for allegedly being under the influence of marijuana before transporting students on a field trip. Students smelled an odor on the bus and reported it to a teacher.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 7, 2016

Speaker Shares Impact of Boston Marathon Bombing

Jeff Bauman tells NAPT Summit attendees about how he lost both legs in the 2013 bombing but was able to give investigators a description of the suspect he had seen.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2016

Student Killed After Being Dragged, Struck By School Bus

A 9-year-old Massachusetts girl is not fully clear from the bus when the door closes. She gets caught in the door as the bus drives away, is dragged a short distance, and then is struck by the bus, police say. 

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2016

AA Transportation Adds 66 School Buses to Fleet

The Massachusetts-based contractor has also equipped its entire fleet with Zonar telematics and Seon Trooper TL-4 DVR camera systems.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2016

Massachusetts District Awards 3-Year Contract to First Student

The contractor is replacing Freetown-Lakeville's current school buses with a new fleet equipped with GPS, crossing gates, and the Child Check-Mate System.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2016

Electric School Bus Grants Given to 4 Mass. Districts

The districts get grants of up to $350,000 for electric Type C school buses and chargers for a pilot program in Massachusetts.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2016

Uber Sent to Pick Up Special-Needs Student

A transportation provider for a Massachusetts school that serves special-needs students sends an Uber to pick up a student instead of a school bus without the school’s knowledge, due to a lack of available drivers. 

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2016

Student Finds Hypodermic Needle on School Bus

The student, who may have been pricked by the needle, is taken to the hospital as a precaution. Boston Public Schools is investigating the incident, and bus drivers are conducting additional bus checks. 

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