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March 2010

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STN EXPO Keynote Speaker John Walsh Interviews President Obama

The "America's Most Wanted" host sat down with President Barack Obama as part of the show's 1,000th episode. [Read more]

2008 School Bus Fatality Report Updated to Remove Illinois

The National School Bus Loading and Unloading Survey for the 2008-2009 school year shows an upswing in the number of deaths in the danger zone despite removing one student fatality. [Read more]

Florida School District Donates Buses to Haiti

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) sends renovated school buses to Haiti to become mobile classrooms. [Read more]

Connecticut Governor Pushes Ahead with Attempt to Require Seat Belts on School Buses

As a bill moves through the state legislature on three-point lap/shoulder belts for school buses, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said she will place $2 million on the state's next Bond Commission Agenda to purchase 40 new school buses equipped with the passenger restraint systems for the state's vocational technical school system. [Read more]

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