b'ONLINEHeroes & HeartbreakRachel Trimbell was awarded the New York State Liberty Medal by Sen. Jen Metzger and became the first-ever recipientTwo school buses in eastern Canada were involved in a July 23 collision, of the Super Star Awardcausing both vehicles to catch fire. A total of 83 children were in the two buses, 67 through the Delaware Countyof whom were taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Read more Sheriffs Office. Trimbell waswire reports at stnonline.com/go/wr.recognized for saving the life of a choking student while on a school bus. Visit stnonline. Hot Topic! School Bus Safety for the New School Yearcom/go/5p to read more.Ken Patterson, a school busThe Iowa State Board of EducationAnother safety bill that was introduced driver for students with specialadopted new rules requiring three- into Congress is the Alyssas Legacy needs, was honored with thepoint lap/shoulder seatbelts on newYouth in Schools Safety Act (ALYSSA MVP Express Personnel Award.school buses that are ordered on orAct), which calls for improved response Patterson works at Westernafter Oct. 2, 2019. At the time of thistime to active shooter incidents that Heights School District inwriting, Iowas Administrative Rulesoccur on school property. The bill was Oklahoma and has been aReview Committee was performing anamed after Alyssa Alhadeff, a victim school bus driver for the pastfinal review of the rules before approv- of the Stoneman Douglas Shooting in 20 years.al. Visit stnonline.com/tag/seatbelts. Florida on Feb. 14, 2018. Visit stnonline.A federal bill was introduced oncom/go/5q to read more.July 25 that calls for a new version ofThe most recent state to authorize legislation that includes the recom- the installation of video cameras on its mendations made by the Nationalschool buses to catch motorists illegally Transportation Safety Board, in re- passing a bus was New York on Aug. 6, sponse to the fatal December 2017when Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the school bus fire in Iowa. The bill addsbill into law. That made New York the fire suppression systems and enhanced20th state in the nation to enact a stop-school bus driver oversight to a previ- arm video camera law.ous call for three-point seatbelts andA legislator in Kentucky has pre-Poll other safety measures. The original billfiled a similar bill, but it would actually Are electric schoolthat was first introduced in Septemberrequire school bus cameras on all buses the biggest current2018 did not make it out of the House. school buses, instead of only autho-technology disruption toThe U.S. Senate passed a resolution forrizing school districts to install them. traditional school busing? the seventh consecutive year declar- If passed, all school buses there would Vote at stnonline.com/polls. ing September as National School Bushave to be equipped with stop-arm Safety Month.cameras by Aug. 1, 2023. Visit stnon-Read more at stnonline.com/safety. line.com/tag/Stop-arm to read more.14School Transportation NewsSEPTEMBER 2019'