School Bus Fleet, Factbook December 2020

8 WWW SCHOOLBUSFLEET COM SCHOOL BUS FLEET FACT BOOK 2021 File photo CDC Releases Guidance for Reopening Schools Social Distancing on School Buses 65158 views The recommendations included seating one student every other row increased cleaning and disinfecting of buses and drivers wearing cloth masks schoolbusfleet com web21h 1 First Student Parent Starts Process for Sale of North American Transportation Companies 17752 views FirstGroup PLC announced its launch of the sale process of its North American school bus and public transportation companies after having considered selling the businesses since last year schoolbusfleet com web21j 3 New Pa Law Permits School Bus Contractor Payment Agreements During COVID 19 Crisis 8149 views Senate Bill 751 confirms that schools are permitted to negotiate interim agreements or contract amendments to pay school bus contractors schoolbusfleet com web21k 4 NSTA Applauds U S Senates Passage of School Transportation Funding in CARES Act 8127 views The Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act includes 3075 billion for an Education Stabilization Fund for states school districts and institutions of higher education for costs related to the COVID 19 pandemic schoolbusfleet com web21m 5 File photo courtesy Mitzi Bowers NSTA Calls for School Transportation Funding During COVID 19 Shutdown 23684 views The National School Transportation Association urged governors and U S Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to require support for school transportation through the end of the school closures schoolbusfleet com web21i 2 TOP 5 MOST VIEWED NEWS STORIES EDITORS PICKS VIDEOS OF THE YEAR School Bus Songs I Drive a Bus James Peters a bus driver for Robertson County Tenn Schools wrote and produced this catchy tune about his day to day experiences The video also features the districts transportation director Joshua Hinerman He was one of SBFs Fascinating Personalities in 2014 schoolbusfleet com web21n Student Shares School Bus Safety Passing Lesson An Iowa high school student who illegally passed a school bus created a video as part of his community service detailing how to drive safely around school buses to help others schoolbusfleet com web21o MOST VIEWED BLOG POST MOST LIKED FACEBOOK POST Pay Attention to the School Bus Industry Before Its Too Late 19199 views New York school bus contractor leader Corey Muirhead detailed the dire situation school bus companies are in due to COVID 19 spurred school closures and shared arguments against reasons some districts point to for not paying them schoolbusfleet com web21p Arizona District Adopts Therapy Dog to Boost Staff Morale 505 reactions Litchfield Elementary School District 79 enlisted the help of Floyd a miniature Dachshund to provide support to its transportation department This Facebook post received 113 likes 49 love reactions 2 wow reactions 15 comments and was shared 326 times schoolbusfleet com web21q Photo courtesy Tommy Sims Photo courtesy Corey Muirhead