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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2016

Iris scanners tested on special-needs school buses

A school transportation agency in California concludes a trial test of biometric iris scanners to track students as they board and exit buses.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2015

School bus driver fined for leaving special-needs student on bus

Thomas Naime, who had been a bus driver for Omaha (Neb.) Public Schools, was found guilty of caretaker neglect and fined $250 for leaving a pre-K student who depends on a feeding tube and has selective mutism on a bus in August.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2015

2 arrested after special-needs student left on school bus

A bus driver and aide for the School District of Palm Beach County (Fla.) have been charged with child neglect for leaving a student on a school bus for more than five hours.

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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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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

Student with autism found dead in school bus

A 19-year-old student was found dead in an empty school bus in California, and his family believes he was left in the bus all day. He was severely autistic and nonverbal, and may have stayed on the bus because he was waiting for a cue, family members say.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 24, 2015

Sticker reminds New Jersey school bus drivers to check for sleepers

New Jersey school districts and contractors can order the free sticker for their buses. It reads, “Is everyone off the bus? Check everywhere and be sure.”

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Newsby StaffAugust 3, 2015

Special-needs student left on school bus for 4 hours

A California bus driver brings the other three children aboard the bus to school, drives to the bus yard and parks and leaves with the four-year-old still strapped in his seat.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2015

Driver fired for leaving student with autism alone on bus

The Fulton County (Ga.) Schools driver did not walk through the bus to check for students at the end of the route. The student fell asleep on the bus and was alone for two-and-a-half hours.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 9, 2015

Kindergartner left alone on bus found wandering street

A 6-year-old girl in Jerome, Idaho, who fell asleep and was left alone on her school bus for about two hours, left the bus and walked for about half a mile before a firefighter found her. The girl did not appear to be injured.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2014

National Express names winners of safety poster contest

The school bus contracting firm’s 2014 contest drew more than 230 submissions, and winners in four categories earned $1,000 each.

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