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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2021

6 South Dakota Districts Add Propane School Buses

The districts purchase the Blue Bird Vision propane buses using funding from the state's Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson January 13, 2020

South Dakota District Implements AAA School Bus Safety Program

Middle school students from Vermillion School District participate in the American Automobile Association’s School Safety Patrol program to promote proper school bus safety among their peers.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2017

Former School Bus Company Employee Gets Prison Time for Stealing Over $500K

Crystal Neuman of South Dakota is sentenced to one year in prison for stealing the money from her former employer, School Bus Inc., by writing extra checks to herself for 10 years.

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Newsby StaffMay 4, 2015

Special-needs bus driver retires after over 16 years

Bill Cook, a bus driver for Rapid City (S.D.) Area Schools, requested routes for special-needs students when he started driving school buses. Staff praised him for making students and their parents comfortable.

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NewsFebruary 21, 2013

South Dakota transit agency ordered to stop school bus routes

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issues the order to Yankton Transit of Lake Andes earlier this month in response to a complaint that the National School Transportation Association (NSTA) filed in 2011, finding that the agency’s school bus routes are not open to or meant to serve the general public. NSTA President Magda Dimmendaal says “we are glad to see violations such as this recognized and enforced by FTA.”

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NewsJanuary 29, 2013

Bill would expand S.D. school bus inspector pool

Under current law, members of the South Dakota Highway Patrol conduct yellow bus inspections. The legislation moving through the state Legislature would allow the highway patrol to approve other people to perform the inspections, such as personnel at school district transportation departments.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 24, 2013

S.D. district to pilot fee-based busing

At least five fee-based bus routes will be run throughout Sioux Falls School District next year for specialized elementary and middle school students. Fees will range from $50 to $150 per semester, based on families' lunch payment qualifications.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2012

Bus rear-ended by distracted driver

A man looks down at his cell phone prior to rear-ending a South Dakota school bus carrying about 20 students. At least four students are taken to the hospital for treatment.

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