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North Texas mom turns bus mix-up into backpack safety tool

DALLAS — When her 4-year-old daughter took the school bus for the first time last week, Dawna Duke had an unexpected scare. She said there was an error, and the driver didn’t know her child’s stop.
NBC New York

Is your child's backpack too heavy? A pediatrician shares how to tell

Is your kid’s backpack too heavy? Florida pediatrician Gabriella Dauer is sounding the alarm on how kids who carry “large, heavy backpacks” can develop pain and injuries. Dauer’s solution comes in ...
WWLP-22News

‘Stuff the Bus’ initiative collections school supplies to fill 2,000 backpacks

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The United Way of Pioneer Valley kicked off its ‘Stuff the Bus’ initiative Thursday, delivering school supplies to children and families in need across Hampden County. Over ...
The Hill

From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a ‘bike bus’

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey (AP) — On a sunny fall morning, children wearing helmets and backpacks gathered with their parents in Montclair, New Jersey, for a group bicycle ride to two local elementary ...