Deadly Lessons.

Vail, Kathleen

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ERIC Number: EJ516045

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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ISSN: ISSN-0003-0953

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Deadly Lessons.

Vail, Kathleen

American School Board Journal, v183 n1 p16-20 Jan 1996

In Fox River Grove, Illinois, 7 teenagers were killed the morning of October 25, 1995, when a 620-ton commuter train crashed into the rear end of their school bus. School, transportation, and safety officials have focused on three areas: train crossings and signals, bus-driver training, and school-bus construction. Lists 10 vital lessons for school districts. (MLF)

Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Board of Education Policy, Bus Drivers, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Restraints (Vehicle Safety), School Buses, Student Transportation, Traffic Accidents, Traffic Safety

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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