Police have released more details about Wednesday’s accident involving a school bus in Starke County. North Judson Town Marshal Kelly Fisher says it happened around 2:50 p.m. in the 100 block of East State Road 10.
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A school bus was reportedly involved in a crash on State Road 10 in Starke County Wednesday afternoon. It happened around 3:00 p.m. in the 1300 block of East State Road 10, according to dispatchers.
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Now that school is back in session, Knox City Police Chief Harold Smith is asking motorists to be patient during student pick-up and drop-off times during the week.
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Whether the North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation should use excess bond proceeds from its elementary project to upgrade the bus garage will be the topic of a public hearing during tonight’s school board meeting. A bus garage replacement project was put on hold earlier this year, after bids came in higher than expected.
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The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation is looking to move bus stops off of highways. A proposed update to the transportation handbook would eliminate all highway stops both in and out of town, according to the draft minutes from last week’s school board meeting. Another change would offer more guidance on when drivers should use the buses’ strobe lights.
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The National Transportation Safety Board has released its findings in the October 2018 Fulton County bus stop crash that left three children dead and another seriously injured. The four students were crossing State Road 25 to board a Tippecanoe Valley school bus when they were hit by a pickup truck.
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation is getting a couple of new school buses. The school board Tuesday approved the purchase of two 78-passenger buses from Midwest Transit.
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Residents have another chance to weigh in on North Judson-San Pierre’s proposed elementary school renovations tonight.
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Eastern Pulaski bus drivers now have an updated policy when it comes to alcohol and controlled substance testing. Superintendent Dara Chezem says the update was approved by the school board last week.
Continue readingThe West Central School Board members took action last week to purchase two new buses, according to Superintendent Dan Zylstra.
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A question about whether a school bus may use the easement alongside a roadway to pick up students has generated a response from the Pulaski County attorney but no formal action from the commissioners. Back in June, Culver Community Schools Superintendent Karen Shuman asked for a decision, after a Monterey-area family expressed concern with the pickup location.
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A Monterey-area family isn’t happy with where the school bus is picking up their child. Now, the Culver Community Schools Corporation is asking for a decision from the Pulaski County Commissioners.
Continue readingThe North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation has completed a major safety initiative. “All of our buses now are equipped with the stop arm cameras,” Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin told the school board last week.
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The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation has decided to go with a different manufacturer for this year’s round of bus purchases. The school board Monday approved the purchase of three 78-passenger Bluebird buses, for a total cost of about $276,000.
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The National Transportation Safety Board is reviewing the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s transportation policies, as the investigation into October’s fatal bus stop crash continues.
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Whether or not there will be criminal charges stemming from last month’s fatal crash involving an Eastern Pulaski school bus will depend on input from a Marshall County grand jury. Owen Abbott, 13, was killed, when the school bus he was riding on was reportedly struck from behind, by a truck driven by Tylor Perry.
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The Eastern Pulaski school bus involved in last month’s fatal crash in Marshall County officially had its number retired by the school board Monday.
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More lawsuits have been filed in connection with last month’s fatal crash involving an Eastern Pulaski school bus. According to court documents filed with the Marshall County Clerk’s Office, Amber Despot, the mother of one of the passengers, is suing the driver of the truck that allegedly crashed into the bus, along with the truck’s owner.
The West Central School Board members reviewed bus bids at their most recent meeting. They approved a bid from MidWest Transit Equipment for two buses in the amount of $86,876 each.
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in connection with last week’s bus crash that claimed the life of Winamac Middle School student Owen Abbott. According to documents filed in Marshall Circuit Court Tuesday, Abbott’s mother, Britni Fritz, is suing the driver of the truck that allegedly crashed into the bus, along with the truck’s owner.
