
Discover essential strategies for evacuating special-needs students from school buses. This comprehensive approach includes customized evacuation plans, effective staff training, regular emergency drills, and community engagement to enhance student safety.
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A roundup of the latest school bus crashes, including: over 50 students injured in school bus crash; man killed, students rescued after fiery bus crash, and driver arrested, charged with DUI after school bus crash.
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Bruce Landsberg discusses recurring as well as new safety issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the agency’s recommendations.
Read More →David Loveless from Monroe County School District safely evacuates five students off the bus after seeing smoke and flames coming from the engine.
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School bus evacuation drills, a drive-by parade, and special bus driver shout-outs marked NAPT’s National School Bus Safety Week.
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Foothills Elementary School students demonstrate proper boarding and riding procedures for staying safe on the school bus while on a field trip.
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Federal officials join pupil transporters in the nation’s capital to discuss fitness testing, fire suppression, seat belts, and other recommendations based on recent crashes, and share resources.
Read More →Pupil transporters work hard each and every day to ensure that all children are carried to school in the safest manner possible. Preparing them for emergencies is part of that commitment.
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School bus officials, transportation directors, mechanics, and other student transportation employees from across the state gathered in Des Moines from July 15 to 17 to attend the Iowa Pupil Transportation Association’s annual conference.
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The state Department of Education recognizes 16 school districts for their commitment to ensuring safe and efficient student transportation.
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