February 2014

    It’s time to prepare for the annual Transporting Students with Disabilities & Preschoolers National Conference, wich will include a discussion on new crash standards for wheelchairs used on the school bus and how they are to be secured among nearly four dozen other training sessions.

    FEATURES

    In the Rearview Mirror: Reviewing Transporting Students with Disabilities Case Law in 2013
    The annual compilation of the year’s important legal developments by Peggy A. Burns, Esq., focuses on transportation of student with special needs.

    Exposing Bullying on the Bus
    School districts are ‘light years ahead’ when addressing bullying and abuse, but transportation departments still need support from the top

    TSD Conference Tackles Questions, Complexities and Clarifications
    Preview of the 23rd Transporting Students with Disabilities & Preschoolers National Conference in Nashville, Tenn.

    INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS

    Top Story: Feds weigh in on challenges of EpiPen administration on school bus

    Balancing Needs of sepcial-ed students, others with service animals

    Update to wheelchair standard WC18 prompts new securement offering

    Two school districts get their fair share of Medicaid reimbursements

    Combating challenges related to school buses and air conditioning

    News Briefs: Kansas’ annual National School Bus Loading and Unloading Survey results, FMCSA amends rule for self-report medical certification, ‘state director’ changes in West Virginia, student fatalities caused by accidents, Biz Bites, and more

    SPECIAL REPORT

    The current state of Atlantic Express’ contracts, services

    COLUMNS

    No Excuses
    First Take by Ryan Gray

    Technology: Present, Future and Beyond
    Publisher’s Corner by Tony Corpin

    ANALYSIS

    Field Trips: Plan Ahead for a Smooth Ride
    By Linda Bluth, Ed.D

    Driver Fatigue: Not as Simple as Getting Enough Sleep
    By Kathleen Furneaux

    DEPARTMENTS

    Mailbag: Views and opinions from our readers

    STN Online: Highlights from our website

    Products and Solutions / Upcoming Events: The latest offerings for the student transportation set and monthly calendar

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    Cover Photo Credit: Elena Cone for Q’Straint/SURE-Lok