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Merari Acevedo

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Merari Acevedo

    New York 4-Year-Old Dragged by School Bus After Backpack Catches in Door (opens the original)

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    A 4-year-old student was dragged approximately 15 feet by a Cato-Meridian Central School District bus in New York after her backpack became caught in the door as the vehicle began moving, highlighting the importance of safety in the danger zone, especially as School Bus Safety Week approaches this month. According to New York State Police the incident occurred Sept. 23. Investigators determined that the child’s backpack remained caught in the door after she exited the bus and that the driver tra

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Merari Acevedo

    Florida School Bus Driver, Attendant Accused of Spraying Student with Disinfectant (opens the original)

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    A Polk County school bus driver and attendant were arrested after onboard video allegedly showed them repeatedly spraying a 15-year-old student with disabilities with disinfectant cleaner to “teach him a lesson.” According to arrest affidavits provided to School Transportation News, Jeffrey Larson, 65, and William “Cody” Roberts, 32, were each charged with one count of aggravated child abuse, a first-degree felony. Both were taken to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Processing Center without inc

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Merari Acevedo

    Pennsylvania Students Stop School Bus After Driver Experiences Medical Emergency (opens the original)

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    Students in Pennsylvania stopped a moving school bus after their driver experienced a medical emergency near a Hollidaysburg Area School District junior high building, reported USA Today. The Sept. 17 incident was captured on a security camera inside the school bus. Several students rushed to the front of the vehicle, while others directed their classmates to apply the brakes and call for help over the radio. Ben Caldwell, the district’s director of human resources and transportation, said a few

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Merari Acevedo

    Virginia Man Charged After Allegedly Boarding School Bus, Yelling Profanities (opens the original)

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    A Virginia man was arrested after he allegedly boarding a Page County Public Schools bus, yelled profanities and frightened students, reported WHSV News. Daniel Wade Young, 39, of Stanley, was charged with one count each of trespassing on school property and disorderly conduct following an investigation into the incident. A sheriff’s deputy reportedly learned of the situation while responding to an unrelated call last week. The deputy was told that a man had entered a school bus and was “yelling

  5. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Merari Acevedo

    Changing Times, Perspectives (opens the original)

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    I’ve spent a good part of my career thinking about how we measure transportation performance. Like many in our industry, I’ve helped develop ways to quantify success, compare systems and identify opportunities for improvement. I still believe those things matter. But lately, I’ve found myself wondering whether we’ve been answering the wrong question. Student transportation has always had to justify itself. That’s nothing new. Yet I can’t help but think that, somewhere along the way, we became so

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