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Huskie Bus Tracking System to see overhaul, smartphone app support

By Chelsey Boutan | September 5, 2011

When it's raining, snowing, cold or hot out, waiting for the bus can seem unbearable. Josh Venaas, director of mass transit for the Student Association, said he hopes the updated Huskie Bus Tracking System will make public transportation easier for students....

GPS system tracks where students get on and off school bus

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | September 12, 2010

DeKalb| In the wake of a missing Oregon boy, Kyron Horman, who never returned home on the bus after a school science fair, new tracking systems have been implemented in various school districts throughout the nation. These tracking systems are designed...