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School bus camera program became a bungled mess in Miami-Dade. It’s coming to Duval next

Miami-Dade’s sheriff suspended the program indefinitely last April after a joint Florida Trib and Miami Herald investigation discovered that police personnel who were supposed to review all violation notices and weed out those improperly issued were overwhelmed by the sheer volume — more than 400 a day.

Nutritionist Shaunté Fields and bus driver Treva White, left, deliver meals to children and their families in Seattle. When schools closed because of COVID-19, Seattle Public Schools began distributing breakfast and lunch to students through a network of 26 school sites and 43 bus routes five days a week.

Millions of children will miss healthy school meals when pandemic relief expires

Allison Aubrey

A boost in funds and flexibility in how food is prepared and packaged was a lifeline for kids coping with hunger. But these measures, passed in response to COVID-19, expire in June with no extension.

The new electric school buses will be partially funded by a Volkswagen grant distributed through the Florida Environmental Protection Agency.

Broward County Will Soon Have 60 New Electric School Buses

Kristin Moorehead

The 60 new electric school buses have zero emissions and will require less maintenance than their diesel counterparts.

Miami-Dade Public Schools Show Off New School Bus GPS System, Safety Features

In the weeks before the start of the 2019-2020 academic year, the department of transportation of Miami-Dade County Public Schools has been testing new…