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N.J. Mourns Deaths of Student, Teacher in School Bus Crash

Paramus Public Schools in N.J. issued a statement on last week’s fatal crash involving one of its school buses engaged in a field trip...

Extended School Bus Stop Arm Decreases Illegal Passing

Three school districts have found that extended stop arms help prevent motorists from illegally passing school buses that are stopped to pick up or...

Drivers, Students Trained for Violent School Bus Scenarios

Realizing the importance of specific school bus security training for both drivers and student riders, school districts are implementing training specific to bus hijackings...

Blue Bird, ROUSH CleanTech Extend Alt-Fuel School Bus Partnership

Blue Bird Corp. and ROUSH CleanTech extend partnership on producing alternative-fuel school buses through 2025, the companies announced. Blue Bird is the first and, to...

ACT EXPO Panel Advises on School Bus Replacement

LONG BEACH, Calif. — A roundtable discussion at the Advanced Clean Transportation EXPO featured a panel of experts in student transportation and clean energy...

School Buses Vie for $40M in National Clean Diesel Grants

Older diesel-powered school buses are among the vehicles eligible for the latest round of Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant funds from the U.S....

Bill Adds Year for Districts to Comply with Paul Lee Law

New fast-tracked legislation from California State Sen. Ben Hueso would immediately delay implementation of a law that requires child safety alert systems on approximately...

Chattanooga School Bus Driver Receives 4-Year Prison Sentence

Former Durham School Services bus driver Johnthony Walker was sentenced to four years in prison for crashing his school bus on Nov. 21, 2016,...

NTSB Findings on Chattanooga, Baltimore School Bus Crashes Due in May

The National Transportation Safety Board scheduled a May 22 meeting to discuss the special investigations report into two fatal school bus crashes that occurred...