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  • Student Transportation Company Adopts School Bus Optimization Technology to Improve Operations and Safety

    Student Transportation Company Adopts School Bus Optimization Technology to Improve Operations and Safety

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    One of the Midwest’s largest and most respected student transportation contractors is introducing a fast-growing technology suite designed to bridge the gap between routing and GPS tracking solutions. 

    Palmer Bus, which operates approximately 750 buses serving over 20 districts in the state of Minnesota, will be leveraging the Bytecurve360 platform to help fleet managers more efficiently manage their dispatch, driver communications, and payroll. 

    Bytecurve is among the fastest-growing student transportation software solutions, serving dozens of private and public organizations managing roughly 40,000 school bus drivers today. 

    “Bytecurve is a revolutionary program that has fundamentally redefined the way we execute our Time and Labor processes. Bytecurve represents the culmination of our desire to be at the forefront of our industry and to successfully grow as a multi-locational company. It embodies our unwavering commitment to serving our communities by safely transporting students,” said Jenna Fromm, Chief Executive Office, Palmer Bus

    “For too long, our industry’s complex pay structure has stood as a formidable barrier to paying our employees accurately and in a timely manner. Bytecurve shatters those barriers by providing a comprehensive and easy-to-use solution that empowers the passenger/school bus transportation industry to instantly track, report, and update ‘by the minute.’

    “With Bytecurve, we are not simply offering a new tool; we are extending a helping hand to our managers, our tasked-based employees, and the communities we serve. We believe in the transformative power of Bytecurve’s ability to enable reliable and efficient operations through robust scheduling, dispatch, and time-and-attendance functions.”

    Bytecurve fills a long unmet need in the student transportation industry — connecting data between routing software and GPS tracking.

    Its key offerings include: 

    • Drag-and-drop dispatching, allowing managers to simply manage drivers, vehicles and routes in real-time, increasing responsiveness and flexibility 
    • A powerful mobile app that connects drivers to operations, empowering both payroll and instant communications 
    • Absence management features to quickly pivot operations to better manage chronic absenteeism across the industry
    • A simple dashboard that instantly alerts dispatchers of late or missed drivers to facilitate reassignments so routes don’t run late or go unmet 

    Based in Mankato, Minnesota, and co-owned by sisters Jenna Fromm and Hollie Johnson, Palmer Bus is a family-owned and operated organization with approximately 750 buses. It leverages both routing software and a GPS tracking solution to facilitate its operations that span the state of Minnesota and help it safely transport students. 

    Bytecurve CEO and Founder GP Singh said the majority of clients using Bytecurve are looking for a way to connect data between routing and GPS tracking to gain a more well-rounded view of their operations. 

    Fromm concurred. “I am confident that Bytecurve will leave an indelible mark on the landscape of the bus transportation industry.” 

    About Palmer Bus: Palmer Bus Service began in St. Clair, MN, in 1974, with eight buses and a dream. It is a family-owned and operated business and has grown with the hard work and commitment of many individuals. Palmer Bus is committed to our Purpose and Core Values: safety and quality of service, honesty and integrity, treating others with dignity, helping each other and serving our communities first.

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  • 'Fastest kid alive': Louisiana 5 year old's after-school routine has made him an internet star

    'Fastest kid alive': Louisiana 5 year old's after-school routine has made him an internet star

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    A Louisiana kindergartener turned a school bus safety rule into a game last month, leading to cheers from his classmates and now, people all around the world.

    The 5-year-old boy, Xavier, lives in Carencro, about 60 miles west of Baton Rouge. Because he’s so young, when Xavier gets off the bus, his driver can’t pull off until he’s home safely.

    One day, bus driver Chad Desormeaux heard the boy say he was the fastest kid alive, and then he ran home as the other kids cheered him on. His classmates yelled “Go Xavier,” looking on and screaming in excitement as he ran to his house about three doors down.

    Desormeaux thought it was adorable, and he soon found out it’s an everyday occurrence. He decided to record one day and after getting permission from parents. He posted the video on TikTok on Dec. 1.

    In one video, the bus driver asks the 5-year-old “You ready, Xavier?” before asking for a thumb’s up and opening the door so the student could take off.

    “We sit there and we watch him run home that way to make sure he makes it into a driveway,” he told USA TODAY. “The faster he runs, the faster we can take off. It became a game.”

    The video the bus driver uploaded has nearly 6 million views. Xavier told USA TODAY Tuesday afternoon that he feels great.

    “I’ve been practicing,” he said, adding that he often runs by himself.

    Desormeaux is no longer driving the school bus since he was recently elected to the school board. He previously worked as a substitute bus driver because there was a shortage of drivers in the area and did it for over a year.

    Boy’s mother says attention has been a blessing

    Xavier’s mother, Tiffany Saine, said her son has always been into racing and would often run in the family’s driveway when he was younger.

    He loves running and playing Sonic and other video games, she said.

    He has been riding the bus for about a year and racing from the bus to his house is an everyday thing. His family didn’t realize the video would blow up the way it did on social media, she said. Even the mayor of Carencro wants to meet the 5-year-old soon.

    “We are blessed,” Saine said. “I feel excited and blessed for him to get acknowledged.”

    Bus driver and 5-year-old take Disney World trip together

    Desormeaux, Xavier’s bus driver, said he didn’t post the video for money or anything like that. He thought it was adorable and wanted to share.

    Once the video went viral, an organization called Star Athletics reached out to him to invite the 5-year-old on a trip to Disney World.

    Star Athletics is owned by Olympic Medalist Dennis Mitchell and his wife, coach Damu Cherry-Mitchell. The pair work with athletes such as Sha’Carri Richardson.

    Louisiana 5-year-old Xavier with track superstar Sha'Carri Richardson in Florida.

    Louisiana 5-year-old Xavier with track superstar Sha’Carri Richardson in Florida.

    The group contacted Desormeaux and invited Xavier to Orlando, where they got to meet Richardson and go to Disney World and other parks. It was 5-year-old Xavier’s first time flying and going to Disney World.

    They also went to an Orlando Magic basketball game. While in Orlando, people who spotted the 5-year-old at Disney World asked to take photos with him.

    “It was so much fun,” the boy’s mother said. “We went to Disney World. I mean, they just showed us so much love.”

    Former Louisiana bus driver Chad Desormeaux and Xavier. The 5-year-old rode Desormeaux's bus and went viral after the bus driver uploaded an adorable TikTok video of the boy running from the bus to his house.Former Louisiana bus driver Chad Desormeaux and Xavier. The 5-year-old rode Desormeaux's bus and went viral after the bus driver uploaded an adorable TikTok video of the boy running from the bus to his house.

    Former Louisiana bus driver Chad Desormeaux and Xavier. The 5-year-old rode Desormeaux’s bus and went viral after the bus driver uploaded an adorable TikTok video of the boy running from the bus to his house.

    Desormeaux said Xavier is a gifted child and the two have grown to be pretty close.

    Desormeaux has four kids of his own. He also has a few kids living with him who came home with his son from college. He has a full house of young people with his son, four football players, his daughter and her best friend.

    “It’s all for good reason,” he said. “All the boys are 18. “Most of them are going to get scholarships in football, including my son … It’s just to get them through graduation.”

    One of the young men staying with him wants to be a firefighter, so the family is helping him reach his goal.

    Top left to right: Joe Black, Mallory Looney, Chad Desormeaux, Austin Dyson (player), Omarion Savoy (hoodie), Brenna Desormeaux, Shelby Cloteaux (glasses). Bottom left to right: Kameron Cyprien and Savanna Desormeaux.Top left to right: Joe Black, Mallory Looney, Chad Desormeaux, Austin Dyson (player), Omarion Savoy (hoodie), Brenna Desormeaux, Shelby Cloteaux (glasses). Bottom left to right: Kameron Cyprien and Savanna Desormeaux.

    Top left to right: Joe Black, Mallory Looney, Chad Desormeaux, Austin Dyson (player), Omarion Savoy (hoodie), Brenna Desormeaux, Shelby Cloteaux (glasses). Bottom left to right: Kameron Cyprien and Savanna Desormeaux.

    Bus driver who filmed viral video has sights set on mayoral run

    Desormeaux joined the school board after talking to his wife about wanting to do more in their community. When he found out a school board member was leaving soon, he decided he’d go for it.

    He was elected last year and started this January. Later on, he plans to run for mayor.

    “We currently have a mayor who is very, very good,” he said, but when she’s done he plans to run.

    Louisiana 5-year-old Xavier, who proclaimed himself the fastest kid alive He went viral after his bus driver posted a video of him sprinting from the bus to his house.Louisiana 5-year-old Xavier, who proclaimed himself the fastest kid alive He went viral after his bus driver posted a video of him sprinting from the bus to his house.

    Louisiana 5-year-old Xavier, who proclaimed himself the fastest kid alive He went viral after his bus driver posted a video of him sprinting from the bus to his house.

    For now, he plans to serve a few terms on the school board.

    He’s glad to have met Xavier and said the more he gets to know him, the more he is amazed by him.

    “He might be the fastest kid right now but I think he could be president one day,” he said.

    This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Louisiana’s ‘fastest kid alive’, cheering classmates get TikTok famous

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  • A Pa. school bus driver’s “family” reunion

    A Pa. school bus driver’s “family” reunion

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    Reid Moon of Zelienople, Pennsylvania, likes to say he has about 200 kids, but they’re not his biological children. They’re the students who rode his school bus, a job he held for 27 years before retiring. When some of the now-grown students gathered recently for one last ride, they talked with correspondent Steve Hartman about the lessons they’d learned from the man in the driver’s seat.

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  • School’s starting — but many districts don’t have enough bus drivers for their students

    School’s starting — but many districts don’t have enough bus drivers for their students

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    Public school districts are having trouble hiring bus drivers again this year, at a time when the new school year has just begun or will soon be underway. 

    In cities like Chicago, Louisville and Tampa, where the school year starts in August, district officials have sent letters to parents asking them to drive their students to class or warning them that the first few weeks of class might be difficult because of a driver shortage. 

    Districts in Colorado, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania are also reporting driver shortages, according to CBS News local reports. The busing problems that district’s face today are a continuation of the the national driver shortage that began soon after the nation began emerging from the coronavirus pandemic. 

    Kentucky’s largest district — Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville — has less than 600 drivers now and has been losing hundreds of drivers for different reasons.

    “We had more than 900 as recently as a few years ago before COVID but have been losing them ever since, similar to other large districts across the country,” Mark Hebert, a district spokesman, told CBS MoneyWatch. 


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    About 70% of public school students in Louisville depend on school buses for transportation. Many classes in the district were canceled last week due to the driver shortage

    Florida is also struggling to find drivers. In Broward and Miami-Dade counties, school districts need about 100 drivers, CBS News Miami reported


    More schools switching to 4-day week

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    200 bus driver vacancies

    Meanwhile, the Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa has about 200 bus driver vacancies and is “still actively hiring,” HCPS spokesperson Jennifer Holton told CBS MoneyWatch. The district launched a marketing campaign over the summer, aiming to help drum up interest in bus driving she said. 

    In the meantime, the district’s current 634 drivers are working double runs to make up for the total 837 bus routes across the county. 

    “There is no specific reason why it has been difficult to recruit drivers,” Holton said. “We know school districts across the nation are dealing with a shortage, so it is not specific to one area of the country.” 

    $21 an hour

    The driver shortage in Albemarle County Public Schools in Charlottesville, Virginia is in part due to an extra 3,000 students requesting bus transportation for this upcoming year.

    “Fully staffed, we need about 160 bus drivers and we currently are short by about 12,” Phil Giaramita, a district spokesman, told CBS MoneyWatch. “This means 12 routes are open, with no driver assigned. Students who live on these routes have been placed on a waiting list until new drivers can be hired or we can reconfigure bus routes.”

    Giaramita said the district’s driver shortage started during the pandemic but has continued, even though officials have raised driver salaries to roughly $21 an hour. Despite that move, it’s tough to hire drivers because most of them are opting for higher-paying jobs with better benefits, he added. 

    “To give you an idea of how competitive the market is, we recently lost a driver to a private business that gave the driver, as an incentive, a rent-free home,” he said. “Hard to compete with that but an idea of just how intense the competition is for anyone with a commercial driver’s license.”

    Limiting bus services

    Chicago Public Schools has about 681 bus drivers on staff but still need another 1,300 — ideally before the first day begins on August 21, CBS News Chicago reported. Drivers there make between $20 and $25 an hour. Without the extra help, Chicago district officials said they will be forced to limit bus services to students with diverse learning needs, students in temporary living situations and general education students who attend the same school as a diverse learner or sibling. 


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    Being a school bus driver is not a viable option for people looking for full-time work, since most bus driving positions entail 25 to 35 hours a week. Finding qualified works is another challenge, as all states require drivers to have a commercial drivers license (CDL) to operate a bus. 

    In Pennsylvania, Tim Krise, president of Krise Transportation which provides bus services for 26 school districts across the state, said another challenge is finding people who work well with children. 

    “It’s the first thing they see every day, the first person, and we want them to have a positive experience when they ride the bus to and from school,” he told CBS News over Zoom.  

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  • 11 hurt when school bus carrying YMCA campers crashes in Idaho

    11 hurt when school bus carrying YMCA campers crashes in Idaho

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    A school bus carrying teenage campers rolled over on a winding Idaho highway Friday afternoon, injuring 11 people, the Idaho State Police said.

    Seven of those hurt had critical injuries and four had non-critical injuries, according to an ISP news release. The Boise County Coroner’s office had not received any reports of fatalities as of 5:45 p.m., coroner’s investigator Noah Webster said.

    The bus was carrying about 30 campers and staff back to Boise from the Treasure Valley YMCA’s camp at Horsethief Reservoir. All of the teens on the bus were between 13 and 18 years old, according to ISP. They were all taken to area hospitals to be checked out, the ISP said.

    The Valley County Sheriff’s Office said they were notified of the crash about 3 p.m., and several law enforcement and emergency medical agencies responded.

    St. Luke’s Health System was caring for multiple patients at its Boise and Meridian hospitals and was “working to reunite families,” said spokesperson Taylor Reeves Marschner.

    Treasure Valley YMCA President and CEO David Duro said later Friday that it had been a very challenging afternoon but that all the campers, both on the bus that crashed and on a bus that was behind it, had made it back to the Boise area. The Sunday to Friday overnight camp session had just ended and he said riding the bus is normally a great part of the experience for campers.

    “It’s one of those experiences that every child should be able to enjoy safely and I don’t know what happened,” he said. “All we’ve been told is that it’s under investigation.”

    The YMCA camp where children can engage in canoeing, archery, zip-lining and other outdoor activities opened in 2010 and is about 35 miles north of the crash site. The popular camp runs multiple sessions throughout the summer for kids between 2nd and 11th grades, and the YMCA frequently runs several buses full of kids to and from each session.

    Another session is set to begin on Sunday. Duro said officials are now determining whether to hold it as scheduled. He said families always have the option of driving their children to camp instead of taking the bus.

    “It’s the first time we’ve ever had something like this and we hope it’s the last time,” he said about the crash, adding that they’ll be awaiting any reports to review and see what can be done to make the journey safer.

    The YMCA contracts with Caldwell Transportation to take kids on school buses to and from the camp, he said, adding that the company also transports many students to area schools throughout the school year. No one answered the phone at the company’s Boise location on Friday evening.

    The crash blocked both lanes of Highway 55 for hours. The two-lane road is one of the state’s two major north-south routes, and it is frequently packed with weekend travelers headed from the Boise region to the vacation destination of McCall and popular area campsites.

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  • Nashville teen arrested after stealing school bus, taking it on highway and allegedly trying to run someone over

    Nashville teen arrested after stealing school bus, taking it on highway and allegedly trying to run someone over

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    A Nashville teenager has been arrested after authorities said over the weekend that he stole a school bus and drove it onto a local interstate. The 14-year-old boy, who has not been publicly named, also allegedly attempted to run someone over at a service station. 

    The Metro Nashville Police Department tweeted about the incident on Saturday, saying the teen drove the bus on I-40 West. The department said that the bus was taken from Kipp College Prep in Antioch, and that the teen drove it through West Nashville, during which time he hit a diesel fuel pump and allegedly attempted to run someone over, according to the Associated Press. 

    The teen then headed for I-40, where he reportedly hit a car, the AP said. Once on the highway, the 14-year-old allegedly drove the bus up to 65 mph, and the chase ended after police put out a spike strip near an exit. 

    “He stopped on the interstate and was attempting to turn around when officers broke out the glass to the bus door and took the teen in custody,” officials said on Twitter. “He is booked on multiple counts at Juv Court.”

    Police used a taser to detain the 14-year-old, the AP said, adding that the teen has since been charged with vehicle theft, aggravated assault, evading arrest, reckless driving, driving without a license, leaving the scene of a crash and failure to report a crash. 

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  • Seventh grader brings school bus to a stop after driver loses consciousness

    Seventh grader brings school bus to a stop after driver loses consciousness

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    A seventh-grader in Michigan is being praised for his quick thinking after taking control of a school bus after the bus driver lost consciousness, according to a statement from the school district’s superintendent.

    The situation unfolded on Wednesday while students were being transported home from Carter Middle School in Warren, Michigan, about 30 minutes north of Detroit. During the ride, a bus driver “became lightheaded and lost consciousness” while the bus was traveling on Masonic Boulevard near Bunert Road, according to Superintendent Robert D. Livernois.

    A “quick-thinking” seventh-grade male student “saw the driver in distress and stepped to the front of the bus and helped bring it to a stop without incident,” Livernois said. 

    The student has not been identified.

    The Warren police and fire departments responded and tended to the driver, and students were safely loaded onto a different bus.

    “The actions of the student who helped stop the bus made all the difference today, and I could not be prouder of his efforts,” Livernois said.


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  • “CBS Evening News” headlines for Monday, November 14, 2022

    “CBS Evening News” headlines for Monday, November 14, 2022

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    “CBS Evening News” headlines for Monday, November 14, 2022 – CBS News


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    Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.”

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  • Student in custody after 3 University of Virginia football players killed

    Student in custody after 3 University of Virginia football players killed

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    Five University of Virginia students were shot on a school bus as they returned from a class field trip. Three of them, all members of the football team, were killed. The suspect is a junior at the school who was previously on the team in 2018. Catherine Herridge reports.

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  • 18 students injured in Kentucky school bus crash

    18 students injured in Kentucky school bus crash

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    Kentucky State Police said a school bus crashed Monday morning after rolling off an embankment. All 18 students and the driver suffered injuries and several are listed in critical condition, according to police.

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  • School bus cameras catch drivers illegally passing

    School bus cameras catch drivers illegally passing

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    A Pennsylvania school district has installed cameras in school buses in an effort to curb stop-arm violations. School buses are passed illegaly over 17 million times a year across the U.S., according to the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services. Meg Oliver has the story.

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  • Auburn student dragged by school bus after getting arm caught in door

    Auburn student dragged by school bus after getting arm caught in door

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    Student dragged after getting caught in bus door

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  • U.S. Transportation Safety Agency to States: Enact Lifesaving Law to Permit Stop-Arm Cameras on School Buses to Issue Citations to Negligent Drivers

    U.S. Transportation Safety Agency to States: Enact Lifesaving Law to Permit Stop-Arm Cameras on School Buses to Issue Citations to Negligent Drivers

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    BusPatrol applauds the NTSB’s Latest Safety Recommendations for Improved School Bus Safety Enforcement Measures.

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    updated: Apr 7, 2020

    ​BusPatrol, a leading school bus safety technology company, applauds the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) recommendations encouraging the adoption of stop-arm cameras to deter drivers from illegally passing stopped school buses.

    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today called on states to combat school bus stop-arm violations by enacting laws enabling local jurisdictions to install automated enforcement cameras on stop-arms and to issue citations to violators caught on camera.

    On April 7, 2020, the NTSB released the abstract for its investigative report on the fatal collision involving four students who were crossing a road to board a stopped school bus in Rochester, Indiana, on October 30, 2018. Three of the student pedestrians, all of the same family, were killed.

    The NTSB report included the following findings and recommendations:

    • The use of stop-arm cameras can deter drivers from illegally passing stopped school buses. 
    • States are encouraged to enact legislation to permit stop-arm cameras to capture images and allow citations to be issued for illegal school bus passings based on the camera-obtained evidence packages.
    • Funding for school bus equipment is limited; therefore, school systems need more information on which technologies are most effective in reducing the illegal passing of school buses to make the best use of their resources. 

    The tragedy that occurred in Indiana is not an isolated incident. Over six days in late 2018, six students were killed, and eight students and two adults were injured by vehicles, either violating school bus stop arms or hitting students and adults while they were waiting at a bus stop.

    In 2019, school bus drivers from 39 states participated in a voluntary one-day nationwide safety survey and reported that 95,494 vehicles passed their buses illegally. Throughout a 180-day school year, these sample results point to more than 17 million violations among America’s motoring public. The number of incidents is likely far higher, since not all school bus drivers participated in the voluntary survey, according to survey sponsor, the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services.

    “NTSB is the gold standard for safety across all modes of transportation,” said Jean Souliere, CEO of BusPatrol, a seamless stop-arm enforcement program provider with an ongoing mission to secure and modernize school bus fleets across America.

    At least 22 states have enacted stop-arm laws to catch and punish motorists who pass stopped school buses by allowing local jurisdictions to install cameras on the outside of the bus to record illegal passings, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

    “It’s time for the nation’s governors and policymakers to urgently embrace this child safety technology,” said Souliere. “Enforcement and education go hand in hand. By modernizing traditional enforcement through AI-enabled stop-arm cameras and cloud-connected safety technology, we change motorist behavior and safeguard children on their journey to and from school.”

    ABOUT BUSPATROL

    BusPatrol is a safety technology company that uses state-of-the-art SafetyTech to identify vehicles that break the law, to create a culture of responsibility and awareness around school buses.

    School districts can have their entire school bus fleet equipped with the latest safety technology at no cost. The Stop-Arm enforcement program includes GPS, full-fleet management, Zonar SafeTech Solution, student tracking, equipment maintenance, upgrades, telecommunication services (connectivity), storage, and real-time remote data access.

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    Jean Souliere
    Phone: 718.980.8423
    Email: jean@buspatrol.com

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  • Dallas County Students to Be Protected by BusPatrol America Technology This Fall

    Dallas County Students to Be Protected by BusPatrol America Technology This Fall

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    updated: Sep 18, 2018

    Agreement signed with Dallas County Schools Dissolution Committee on Aug. 10 allowing BusPatrol’s stop arm camera tech to protect students.

    As a new school year unfolds, BusPatrol is thrilled to announce that an agreement was reached with the Dissolution Committee for the Former Board of Dallas County Schools (DCS) on Aug. 10, 2018 that will allow BusPatrol’s stop arm camera technology to help protect students in Dallas County as they travel to and from school this fall.

    BusPatrol’s technology is proven to reduce school bus stop arm violations by identifying vehicles that break the law by passing stopped school buses. It is used in communities across America to help keep children safe as they travel to and from school each day. The agreement with the Dissolution Committee will allow those independent school districts previously served by DCS to do the same by using the state-of-the-art technology on their buses.

    “Our experience shows that 98 percent of drivers who receive a ticket for passing a stopped school bus do not receive a second,” says Jean Souliere, BusPatrol CEO. “Our technology helps to not only prevent violations from happening, but also to bring awareness to the need for motorists to slow down and pay attention on the road. We are pleased to have come to an agreement that puts student safety first, and we look forward to helping Dallas County achieve these same goals.”

    BusPatrol owns the stop arm camera technology Intellectual Property that was previously owned by DCS and installed on buses across Dallas County. They are a new independently owned and operated company that is focused on highlighting and protecting student safety across the country. BusPatrol is not involved in the dissolution of DCS.

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    David Poirier
    Phone: 703.338.0208
    Email: David.Poirier@BusPatrol.com

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