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First Student Signs New Contract with Shawnee Mission Unified School District 512 in Kansas

CINCINNATI, Ohio — First Student, the nation’s leader in student transportation, has retained its student transportation contract with the Shawnee Mission Unified School District 512 in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

With nearly 25,000 students, the Shawnee Mission School District is the third largest school district in Kansas. The contract with First Student is a five-year agreement which includes the operation, maintenance and management of a fleet of more than 200 vehicles that services 50 schools throughout the district.

“We look forward to continuing our partnership with the Shawnee Mission School District,” said Mike Shedor, First Student area general manager. “We are committed to providing the safest and most efficient transportation possible for the district and the families who rely on our service.”

First Student’s core values of safety and customer satisfaction are clearly demonstrated through regular investments in the fleet, implementation of new technologies and enactment of stringent safety policies.

About First Student

First Student, Inc. – a division of Cincinnati, Ohio-based FirstGroup America – is the largest provider of safe, reliable, sustainable student transportation services in North America. The company safely transports approximately 6 million students every day in the US and Canada.

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