DeQuan Brooks is charged with child abuse and second-degree assault for allegedly throwing a student around the bus and choking him. The student reportedly tried to throw Brooks’ phone out a window.
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The 119-page document includes details on each crash, driver oversight issues, conclusions of the investigations, and the agency’s recommendations.
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Operators and associations offer a range of reactions to Tuesday’s school bus meeting of the National Transportation Safety Board.
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After investigating the 2016 crashes in Baltimore and Chattanooga, NTSB recommends improvements in school bus driver oversight and calls on states to mandate lap-shoulder belts.
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In related news, former school bus driver Johnthony Walker is sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 Chattanooga crash.
Read More →Leverne Doran gets one day of unsupervised probation for obstructing a school bus driver. Charges of malicious destruction of property, disorderly conduct, and disturbing the peace were dropped.
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Employees and friends dive into the Chesapeake Bay as part of Maryland State Police’s fundraising event.
Read More →Senate Bill 44 would require public school bus owners to comply with certain federal inspection standards. A school board worries it might lead to roadside checks and stops at weigh stations.
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This PSA from the Maryland State Department of Education shows the need to stop for school buses. Tougher penalties and stop-arm cameras in some areas have heightened public awareness, but there is still a long way to go, the PSA states.
Read More →State troopers respond after two motorists call 911 to report erratic driving behavior by a school bus driver.
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