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According to New York state law: In a school vehicle which is not built to meet federal school bus construction standards, New York State Law requires that...
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Put school bus safety before company profits
Posted by Sara
Thursday, June 25, 2015 7:13:00 AM
This is an update on Pending legislation in Albany re Employee Protection Provision to retain experienced and well trained drivers and attendants.
A 8019 has passed the Assembly vote, but S 5984 (new number) still has opposition in the...
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Pass S 5618 / A 8019
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 8:08:00 PM
147 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011
June 4, 2015
To Whom It May Concern:
Parents to Improve School Transportation NYC is a citywide volunteer organization of concerned family members of children and youth who ride yellow buses...
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contact info for FREE lawyers who have past success in this !!
Monday, April 13, 2015 9:51:00 PM
RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES IN THE FIGHT FOR PORTER SERVICE
1-Special Education lawyer Gary Mayerson will defend porter service students pro bono.
Fill out the parent intake form at http://mayerslaw.com and/or call the office...
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NEWS, EVENTS IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, ONGOING
Monday, April 13, 2015 9:48:00 PM
Parents to Improve School Transportation Update April 13, 2015
April is Autism Acceptance month, see http://autismacceptancemonth.org/
NEWS
Bids on 4000 NYC school bus routes will NOT occur the first week of May, they have been put off...
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News, Events, Disability Rights info
Saturday, April 04, 2015 2:03:00 PM
Contents: Busing News (5 items) , Events (12 items including tomorrow), Links to more Disability Rights information (5 items)
***BUSING NEWS***
1 of 5
Citywide Council on Special Education's recently released 2013-14 annual report has...
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Porter service update; new EPP bill; Parent talks with OPT; events
Saturday, April 04, 2015 2:01:00 PM
Porter service update--Parents and the parent coordinator at P 811 Q sounded the alarm last week when two families received calls saying that their respective children’s medical code for the school bus had been changed from ‘Carry kid’. They were...
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Fair 1/31; OPT-Parent encounter; New sped guides; Busing petition; Wrights Law on Bus training
Saturday, April 04, 2015 1:57:00 PM
Jan 2015 Parents to Improve School Transportation UPDATE
Contents:
Happy MLK Day;
PIST@the Fair 1/31;
OPT-Parent encounter;
New service guides;
Busing petition & more;
Wrights Law on Bus workers' training;...
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Activism (3 items); upcoming DOE delegation; Community Events
Saturday, April 04, 2015 1:56:00 PM
Parents to Improve School Transportation Update 11/16/14
Contents: Activism (3 items); upcoming DOE delegation; Community Events (9)
To see these items as we get them, and photos, ‘like’ our page PIST NYC on facebook.
Activism (3...
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BUSING NEWS; OTHER DISABILITY RIGHTS & EDUCATION ACTIVISM; MEDIA COVERAGE; OTHER
Saturday, April 04, 2015 1:55:00 PM
Mid-October 2014 Update from Parents to Improve School Transportation
Contents: BUSING NEWS; OTHER DISABILITY RIGHTS & EDUCATION ACTIVISM; MEDIA COVERAGE; OTHER CHILD-FRIENDLY ACTIVISM; No attachments
BUSING NEWS (5 items)
1—The...
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