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District adds MBTA train-ride training for bus drivers, plans drills and route/start-time review
Summary
After a recent incident near a rail crossing, Freetown-Lakeville officials coordinated MBTA/MassDOT/First Student training for bus drivers, added a front-door evacuation drill in May and said the district will study start times and routes to improve afternoon reliability.
School district leaders described a multi-step effort to improve bus safety at railroad crossings and to address chronic afternoon route delays. The interim superintendent and transportation staff said bus drivers, administrators and transportation partners participated in a hands-on training April 11 that included riding an MBTA train and observing the Brailey Road crossing.
Terry Fleming, director of curriculum, described the April 11 session: "We boarded the train. We rode on the front... they were talking through the horns... what's happening in terms of changes in…
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