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November 08, 2008
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Alberta to Require Flashing Lights, Improve Training

EDMONTON, Alberta (Nov. 6, 2008) — A report following two recent high-profile fatalities outlines 10 safety improvements for provincial school buses.

 

Industry Urged to Accept School Bus Seat Belts

(Oct. 30, 2008) — Read an opinion paper from Dr. Cal LeMon, a frequent industry presenter and author of numerous articles, that expresses his wish to see all school transporters embrace three-point school bus occupant restraint systems and to convince parents they're doing all the can for child safety.

 

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Breaking News
Nations Press
Driver Fired for Kicking Student Off the Bus
Nov 7, 2008. SHREWSBURY, Mass.
Phantom Bus Rides Cost $100 Million in Australia
Nov 6, 2008. SYDNEY, Australia
City Parents Protest Lengthy Bus Rides
Nov 6, 2008. JOHNSTOWN, Pa.
Thieves Cut Brakes to School Bus to Steal Fuel
Nov 6, 2008. KITCHENER, Ontario
St. Clair County School Districts to Retrofit Older Buses
Nov 5, 2008. ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mich.
Province to Spend $10 million on Green Buses
Nov 5, 2008. VICTORIA, British Columbia
Edmonton School Bus Drivers to Get SafetyTraining
Nov 5, 2008. EDMONTON, Alberta
District to Cut Busing After Tax Gets Halted
Nov 5, 2008. CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio
School Bus Driver Suspended for Stopping on Railroad
Nov 4, 2008. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
1976 Chowchilla Bus Hijacker OK'd for Parole
Nov 3, 2008. FRESNO, Calif.
Parents Asked to Weigh in on Radio on Buses
Oct 31, 2008. NASHUA, N.H.
Drivers Cite Insurance Disparity
Oct 31, 2008. CARMEL, Ind.
Ex-School Bus Driver Sentenced in Fatal Crash
Oct 30, 2008. BILLINGS, Mont.
Arizona Bus Smashing Conspiracy Case Still Pending
Oct 30, 2008. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.
Was NHTSA correct in leaving lap/shoulders belts as a voluntary option for large school buses?
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This Issue

Feature Articles in November 2008

Multi-Talented, Multi-Faceted, Multi-Lingual
San Diego’s Alexandra Robinson uses her talents to take her position, her students and the industry to a new level

Yellow Redemption
In New Orleans and beyond, school buses are at the center of hurricane evacuations again, this time as heroes

Putting Out Fires
STN asks transportation directors from across the country what they are doing about some of the industry’s burning issues

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