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School bus crashes decline in Atlanta

A school bus that crashed a day earlier is removed from the accident site in Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 22, 2016. A school bus driver was speeding and swerving when he crashed the bus on Monday, killing at least five students, the authorities said, in one of the deadliest school bus accidents in recent years. (Kevin D. Liles/The New York Times)

Credit: KEVIN D. LILES

Credit: KEVIN D. LILES

A school bus that crashed a day earlier is removed from the accident site in Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 22, 2016. A school bus driver was speeding and swerving when he crashed the bus on Monday, killing at least five students, the authorities said, in one of the deadliest school bus accidents in recent years. (Kevin D. Liles/The New York Times)
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Dec 16, 2016

Atlanta’s school system has reported a decline in school bus crashes in recent years, state data shows.

Through November, Atlanta had 28 crashes, according to data The Atlanta Journal-Constitution received earlier this month from Georgia Department of Education. Last year, APS reported 37 crashes. In 2014, the school district reported 64 crashes.

Some school districts have not reported all of their crashes, state officials said. To read more, click here.

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