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Roundup: New Details About Chattanooga Bus Crash Revealed

New details about the fatal school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have emerged that cast doubt on previous reports that suggested the driver intended to crash the bus.

November 28, 2016
Last modified on Monday, 28 November 2016 10:39

Roundup: Heroic Ga. Bus Driver Protects Students Amid Hail of Gunfire

American Traffic Solutions and Marietta City Schools recognized the heroic actions of a Georgia school bus driver who protected students from a gunman who ran past the bus as he fired…

November 18, 2016
Last modified on Tuesday, 22 November 2016 08:11

Roundup: Adults Storm School Bus, Driver Hammers Student

Officers with a North Carolina school district are investigating an incident involving multiple people forcing their way onto a school bus and beating up children on board indiscriminately.

November 14, 2016
Last modified on Monday, 14 November 2016 17:33

Washoe County (Nevada) Sheriff's Office SWAT Team members demonstrate how they might react to an emergency situation involving armed attackers on a school bus during the 2014 STN EXPO.

NAPT, TSA School Bus Security Event Plans for Unthinkable

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No longer can student transporters say, “That would or could never happen to me.” This is undoubtedly what is on the minds of some NAPT members…

November 4, 2016
Last modified on Saturday, 05 November 2016 01:30

Roundup: Halloween Bus Rides, Speed Demons and More

Cathy Marvin, who works an Idaho health center, is surrounded by blood, daily. She loves it, especially when Halloween rolls around, as it helps connect her to her favorite holiday.

October 28, 2016
Last modified on Friday, 28 October 2016 16:26

Ready to Roll: School Bus Winter Prep Made Easy

Theresa Anderson of TMAnderson Consulting near Denver wrote the following article for National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 17-21. She granted STN permission to reprint it here, as we found…

October 25, 2016
Last modified on Tuesday, 25 October 2016 11:50

Roundup: Blatant Duplicity and Flashing Guns

A Dauphin County, Pennsylvania teen who collected more than $4,000 on a site called "Go Fund Me" in order to "assist with his purported injuries" after an assault at a…

October 21, 2016
Last modified on Monday, 24 October 2016 15:22

Roundup: A Vandalized Bus Fleet, Bullying on the Bus and More

The crime was reported around midnight, officers discovering that vandals stole a school bus from Maplewood High School bus and drove it through two fences to get onto the football…