b'FEEDBACKSchool Transportation NewsPublished by STN Media Group5334 Torrance Blvd. 3rd Floor Torrance, CA 90503Tel: 310-792-2226Fax: 310-792-2231stnonline.comPresident & Publisher Chairman of the BoardTony Corpin Bill Paul Editor Vice PresidentRyan Gray Colette PaulEditors Note: SafeGuard/IMMI hosted a crash testAssociate Editor Client Services Coord.demonstration during the STN EXPO Indianapolis in June. ADavid George Claudia Newtonvideo of the crash test is posted at stnonline.com/go/5t. Editorial Assistant Sr. Events CoordinatorTaylor Hannon Alice Hung SabedraVery disturbing to watch, knowing what the typical cargo is.Technical Editor Events CoordinatorKeep educating! Robert T. Pudlewski Jessica BrewerYouTube/ BrightSync Green Senior Designer Accounting Kimber Horne Lisa DouglasEditors Note: In July, Tropical Storm Barry hit the GulfGraphic Design Creative ConsultantCoast. In Louisiana, Lafayette Parish School buses were used asMaria Molina Vincent Rios Designevacuation vehicles to help bring people to safety. CirculationAndrea DugmoreNow that is a great example of a school district putting the needs where they should be, other[s] before self. CONTRIBUTORS:Linda BluthAmanda PampuroTwitter/ @Michaelbenedi13 Debbie Curtis James RomeoArt GissendanerArt SegalKari Lydersen David VolzEditors Note: As noted in a video spotlight that discussedJulie MeteaEric Woolsonschool bus driver shortages, some school districts are offering CDL training to teachers. Watch the informational video atEDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD:stnonline.com/go/5u. Marshall Casey, ConsultantDenny Coughlin, ConsultantMichael Dorn, Safe Havens InternationalIm totally for this. Can the bus drivers get to go to school to beNed Einstein, Transportation Alternativesteachers? [They] should have the same right. Launi Harden, Washington County (UT) School DistrictPete Meslin, ConsultantFacebook/ Dana Herres Alexandra Robinson, New York City DOEMichael Shields, Salem-Kaiser (OR) Public SchoolsEditors Note: We asked on social media, what do you loveHOW TO CONTACT STN:about your job in student transportation? And what relationshipsSchool Transportation News welcomes expressions of all in pupil transportation inspire you? views. Letters should be brief and are subject to editing for grammar, style and space. Submissions must be legible, include a signature, job title/employer name, valid mailing Oh, my goodness. I dont know where to start. I love theand/or email address, and telephone number. Unsigned different buses, new and old, short and long. Far and near routes,letters or letters signed only with a pseudonym or initials will not be used. Email letters to: ryan@stnmedia.com or good and bad. I love the radio chatter and 10 codes, as well assend via U.S. mail to: dispatch and the overall school bus team.Facebook/ Alvin McCranie, Jr. School Transportation NewsP.O. Box 789Redondo Beach, CA90277 Love being a part of the force that transports over 20,000 students to and from our 68 campuses every single day. The views and opinions in School Transportation News are Twitter/ @NEISDSchoolBus those of the editorial staff. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the members of the Editorial Advisory Board or their organizations. Individuals serving on the board are advisors only Michael Shields is a great mentor and friend. He has tirelesslyand are not responsible for the editorial content.helped to grow leaders in Washington and Oregon. Im veryFor permission to reuse materials in this publication, contactSTN Editor Ryan Gray, at ryan@stnonline.com, or by phone atappreciative of his leadership. 310-792-2226 or by fax at 310-792-2231. Material in this publication Facebook/ Ryan Hahn may not be reproduced in any form without written permission.Printed in the U.S.A.Publication Mail Agreement No. 40065374 Wesley Stone goes above and beyond to make sure our busesReturn undeliverable Canadian addresses to: are safe. Station A, P.O. Box 54, Winsor, ON N9A 6J5 CanadaFacebook/ Peggy Stone8School Transportation NewsSEPTEMBER 2019'