Links to Outside Resources
Best Practices & Guidelines
- STN Online – School Transportation News
- National Safety Council – Educating and influencing people to prevent accidental death
- American School Bus Council – School bus industry professionals educating the public
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- SAFER – Check Safety Ratings of Contract Carriers – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Pupil Transportation Safety Guideline – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- NADPTS – Emergency and rescue procedures (PDF)
Special Needs
- Transporting Our Future – A Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Guide to Transporting Students with Disabilities
- Transporting of Oxygen on School Buses (Word) – Maine Department of Education
- Management of the Needs of the Oxygen Dependent Student (PDF) – Maryland State Department of Education
- Guidance for the Safe Transportation of Medical Oxygen for Personal use on Buses and Trains (PDF) – U.S. Department of Transportation
- Safely Transporting Oxygen-Dependent Students in School Buses (PDF) – Florida Department of Education
- Homeless Assistance - McKinney-Vento 2001 Homeless Assistance Act – National Center for Homeless Education (PDF)
Child Restraint Systems
- Proper Use of Child Safety Restraint Systems in School Buses – U.S. Department of Transportation
- Guideline for the Safe Transportation of Pre-school Age Children in School Buses – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Clean School Bus USA
- Clean School Bus USA – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program to reduce children's exposure to diesel exhaust and the amount of air pollution created by diesel school buses; includes funding opportunities for clean school bus projects.