The National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) took its show on the road for a conference focused primarily on transportation expectations and options when it comes to students with unique physical and emotional needs. Attendees gathered in downtown Raleigh, capital of North Carolina, for the event.
A fatal Tennessee school bus accident led the board to call once again for seat belts and other safety measures.
Disruptive behavior, sometimes caused by these summer breaks, is on the rise and can prove particularly challenging during the first six weeks of the school year, Brooke Garcia said. In those instances, “the driver needs to the thermostat in the bus, rather than the thermometer.”
For school buses transporting individuals with disabilities, proper securement is paramount to protect students' safety. Here’s what you need to know to make sure your fleet is safe and accessible.
IMMI will keep manufacturing SynTec’s line of seating products while integrating its SafeGuard seats into the mix. SynTec is the primary seating supplier for Thomas Built Buses.
The seating safety product manufacturer will use its new facility in Tulsa to assemble and line set its SafeGuard lap-shoulder belts and integrated child seats for IC’s buses.
The list of 10 items includes priorities such as distracted driving, strengthening occupant protection, and implementing collision avoidance systems.
IMMI's updated BTI can now be ordered in IC Bus models. The seat can be upgraded with lap-shoulder belts or integrated child seats by swapping the seat back.
A California father seeks an investigation into past use of zip ties on harnesses to restrain his son and other students. The district has ended the practice and now uses new safety vests.
The Michigan teen gets out of his harness, leaves the bus through the emergency door, and walks down the freeway, but is unharmed.
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