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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 1, 2016

School bus driver struck by car dies in hospital

Jason Henry, a school bus driver in Arizona, had exited his bus to move a sign when he was hit by a car. A week later, he succumbed to his injuries.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2016

School bus driver admits slapping special-needs student

School bus video footage shows the driver and a school aide holding down a 15-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, who was in a restraint at the time, and the driver slapping him. The driver has resigned. 

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 1, 2015

Arrest made in hit-and-run with school bus

Police in Arizona posted information about the crash on social media and then received a tip that they said led to the identification and arrest of a suspect.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2015

9 Arizona school buses burned in fire

The burnt vehicles make up nearly one-third of Piñon Unified School District’s fleet, and seven were destroyed. Quick-thinking school employees prevented further losses by driving the unburned buses out of harm’s way.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2015

Another possible student ‘prank’ targets school buses

Suspects deflated tires and removed valve stems from approximately 83 school buses in Arizona. The damage prevented the school district from providing morning bus service.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 7, 2015

Unveiling showcases EPA grant awards for 3 Arizona districts

The event on April 16 featured two new alternative-fuel Thomas Built buses to celebrate grant awards for the upfit of 15 buses for the school districts.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2015

Thomas Built Buses honors top dealers, dealer trainers

W.C. Cressey & Son is named the school bus OEM’s 2014 Dealer of the Year. The Dealer Trainer of the Year award goes to Trace Tolby of Auto Safety House.

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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2015

Bus driver accused of refusing to let students off at stop

The Arizona driver allegedly wouldn’t let students leave and drove back to the school. The district says he stopped the bus because the students were being too loud, and at one point a parent tried to pry open the bus door.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2015

Bus driver accused of pushing, intimidating students

Colleen Weinstein of Arizona was charged with 20 counts of disorderly conduct and endangerment for pushing students, shouting at them and following them after they left the bus.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2015

Arizona district pulls 11 buses after one catches fire

Tucson Unified School District took the buses out of operation because they are similar to the one that caught fire. The buses were bought from the same manufacturer at the same time.

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