No. 16 Vol. 9
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September 2018
Randolph Township Schools Purchase New, Safer School Buses
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By Steve Sears he Randolph Township School District recently took huge steps in ensuring better student safety while riding in school buses for the 2018-19 school year and beyond. The township purchased five Bluebird Bus vehicles – four buses and one van – from Hoover Bus Sales in Mt. Olive. Price per bus is $105, 882; while the van
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cost is $73,808. A key to the new buses is their 3-point harness system. “The law now requires three-point belts, and this had been the recommendation of traffic safety officials,” says Jennifer Fano, superintendent of Randolph Schools. “Buses are required to be replaced every 15 years, the four buses and van were all 14 years old. Safety is our top priority and as a district we had already planned to be-
gin purchasing all new buses with threepoint belts.” The new buses will serve the entire district and will be used daily for different bus routes and field trips when possible. “We order buses each year as needed,” adds Fano. The Paramus school bus accident tragedy has certainly shed huge awareness towards school bus safety, but it’s obvious, continued on page 4
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