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Dec 10, 2011 | cfnews13.com

Officials acknowledge driver should have checked for autistic boy left on school bus

By Cheryl Glassford , Reporter BARTOW -- Polk County Schools officials have acknowledged the driver of a school bus a six-year-old autistic student was left on should have checked for students left onboard. Cole Morton, 6, woke... Read more...

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Dec 10, 2011 | azstarnet.com

Around the nation

Federal health authorities say the final death toll from an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe is 30. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta issued the final update... In this article: Tacoma , Felony ,... Read more...

Dec 9, 2011 | azcentral.com

Chandler school district mulls $410K for new bus cameras

by Kerry Fehr-Snyder - Dec. 9, 2011 12:22 PM The Arizona Republic Administrators could be watching Chandler school kids if the district spends nearly $410,000 on cameras for its bus fleet. "It helps us with student management,"... Read more...

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Dec 9, 2011 | parrotized.com

Watch a teen save his school bus after driver dozes off [Video]

High school senior Emmanuel Williams and 24 other students were riding a school bus in Tacoma, Washington earlier this week, when the bus began to swerve ominously. Williams jumped up, found the driver nodding off and woke him... Read more...

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Dec 9, 2011 | jalopnik.com

Watch a teen save his school bus after driver dozes off

High school senior Emmanuel Williams and 24 other students were riding a school bus in Tacoma, Washington earlier this week, when the bus began to swerve ominously. Williams jumped up, found the driver nodding off and woke him... Read more...

Dec 9, 2011 | postchronicle.com

Teen Saves Bus Driver, School Kids As Driver Sleeps At The Wheel (VIDEO) - PostChronicle

A 17-year-old boy is a hero after waking up his sleepy school bus driver (VIDEO). Emmanuel Williams was caught on surveillance video waking up a sleepy bus driver by shaking him and putting his hand on the wheel. Williams ran... Read more...

Dec 9, 2011 | nbcphiladelphia.com

Teen Hit by School Bus

Boy suffers some bruises & possible broken bones, police say A 14-year-old boy was hit by a school bus in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia Friday morning, according to investigators. The incident happened a little... Read more...

Dec 9, 2011 | wnct.com

WA teen saves bus after driver falls asleep

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - An alert Washington state teenager likely prevented an accident when he woke up a sleeping bus driver who had nodded off at the wheel while entering an Interstate 5 onramp in Tacoma. Read more...

Dec 9, 2011 | nbc12.com

Bus driver case certified to grand jury

Posted by Shawn Maclauchlan - Bus driver case certified to grand jury CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) - The case against a Chesterfield school bus driver accused of a child sex crime has been certified to a grand jury. Tracy Allanson... Read more...

Dec 9, 2011 | birminghamstar.com

Police to travel on Coast buses

Source: Gold Coast Bulletin Friday 9th December, 2011 POLICE will travel on Gold Coast buses from next week in a crack down on anti-social behaviour. The announcement comes two days after a bus driver was allegedly assaulted... Read more...

Dec 9, 2011 | record-eagle.com

Student called 911 about bus driver

TRAVERSE CITY — A student who called 911 to report a sleepy bus driver apparently didn't make the call as a prank, a Traverse City Area Public Schools' spokeswoman said. Grand Traverse Sheriff's deputies made contact with a... Read more...

Dec 9, 2011 | examiner.com

Teen wakes dozing bus driver: Footage caught on tape (Video)

An alert teen waking a sleepy bus driver was seen on video tape shaking him moments before a sudden collision. Emmanuel Williams is being hailed as a hero at public schools in Tacoma, Washington for saving dozens of students... Read more...

Dec 9, 2011 | news.com.au

Police crackdown on Coast bus thugs

POLICE will ride on Gold Coast buses and tail them in cars in a crackdown on anti-social behaviour sparked by a spate of recent incidents. Operation Caritas will be launched early next week and will involve uniformed and... Read more...

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Dec 9, 2011 | digitaljournal.com

17-year-old wakes sleeping bus driver to prevent tragic accident

Emmanuel Williams, a 17-year-old student from Mount Tahoma High School, Washington, deserves a medal after quickly waking his school bus driver, having most likely prevented a horrific accident. The incident, which was captured... Read more...

Dec 9, 2011 | birminghamstar.com

Teen Wakes up Sleeping Bus Driver in Washington

Source: ABC News Thursday 8th December, 2011 An alert Washington state teenager likely prevented an accident when he woke up a sleeping bus driver who had nodded off at the wheel while entering an Interstate 5 onramp in Tacoma.... Read more...

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Dec 9, 2011 | abclocal.go.com

School bus driver allegedly flashes students in Ohio

FRESNO, California (KFSN) -- A school bus driver in Ohio is on administrative leave for giving kids more than just a ride to school. Students say the driver flashed her breasts at them this week while driving her morning route.... Read more...

Dec 9, 2011 | chron.com

Boys pull driver from wrecked school bus

Boys pull driver from wrecked school bus HOUSTON CHRONICLE Copyright 2011 HOUSTON CHRONICLE. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 03:44 p.m., Thursday, December... Read more...

Dec 9, 2011 | dailymotion.com

Teen Hailed After School Bus Driver Dozes Off

A high school senior in Tacoma, Washington helped save dozens of his classmates Monday when their school bus driver fell asleep at the wheel. (Dec. 8) Copyright 2011 The Associated Press Auteur : associatedpress Tags : North... Read more...

Dec 8, 2011 | wvgazette.com

Barbour County bus driver acquitted of threat charges

PHILIPPI, W.Va. -- A West Virginia school bus driver has been cleared of charges he made terroristic threats. Media outlets say 42-year-old James D. Lawrence was also acquitted late Wednesday in Barbour County Circuit Court of... Read more...

Dec 8, 2011 | kval.com

Teenager comes to the rescue when bus driver falls asleep

TACOMA, Wash. -- A quick-thinking teenager helped save dozens of his fellow students Monday when he leapt to action on a school bus after the driver fell asleep. Hundreds of students jump on dozens of school buses every day at... Read more...

Dec 8, 2011 | tri-cityherald.com

SCHOOL BUS: Teen wakes up sleeping driver

TACOMA (AP) — An alert Washington state teenager likely prevented an accident when he woke up a sleeping bus driver who had nodded off at the wheel while entering an Interstate 5 onramp in Tacoma. A surveillance camera on the... Read more...

Dec 8, 2011 | allvoices.com

Wake up, wake up! Boy, 17, saves students after school bus driver falls asleep at the wheel

Teenager Emmanuel Williams is pictured on the school bus before realising what's was going on Tragedy was averted when the 65-year-old driver regained control before the bus careered off the road in Tahoma, Washington. 'I was... Read more...

Dec 8, 2011 | yumasun.com

Jury awards damages to school bus driver hurt in construction incident

A jury reached a verdict this week in favor of a man who was injured when the school bus he was driving struck a deep hole that had been dug as part of a sewer line replacement project.As part of its finding, plaintiff Richard... Read more...