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Burns: When Student Behavior Is Not an IEP Issue
The title of the TSD Conference Sunday session, “Not All Behavior is an IEP Matter: The Case for Pushback,” certainly leaves us wondering what...
What Can You Reasonably Control in Your School Bus Operation?
FRISCO, TEXAS — Two TSD Conference workshops encouraged student transporters to focus on what they can control in their operations rather than the constant...
Crash Tests Teach Wheelchair Safety For School Buses
FRISCO, TEXAS — A TSD Conference session used videos of crash tests to underscore the need for proper securement of students in wheelchairs on...
CSRS Decisions During IEP Avoid Seclusion, Restraint Issues
With updated federal guidelines on the limited use of seclusion and restraint for students with disabilities, student transporters need to communicate the use of...
What Impact Does the Supreme Court’s Endrew F. Decision Have on School Transportation?
Having lived most of my adult life in the rarified air of Colorado, I am still not surprised that the Supreme Court, ruling on...
District, Contractor Sued Over Alleged Rape on School Bus
The family of a teenager with special needs who was allegedly raped on a school bus by another student last year is suing the Riverside...
STN EXPO Speaker Spotlight: Launi Harden
Launi Harden returns to the STN EXPO this year to speak on diverse topics, including the relationship between special education and transportation, as...
Keynote Highlights Legalities of Transporting Students with Disabilities
FRISCO, Texas — Transporting students with special needs carries with it many regulations and procedures. Aside from the extended list of requirements, those involved...
Burns: Complying with Special-Ed Transportation Services Aren’t for Faint of Heart
The need for compliance depends on the existence of a law, regulation, rule, policy—in other words, “the something” with which your actions must conform.
Attorney...
TSD Speaker Spotlight: Pete Meslin
Pete Meslin, the director of transportation at Newport-Mesa Unified School District in Southern California won’t disappoint at this year’s TSD Conference. He is among our...
Burns: TSD Conference Tackles Compliance Issues
FRISCO, Texas — Having introduced the dilemma of “What’s So Good About Compliance” some years ago, here I am at TSD Conference blogging about...
Attendee Perspective on TSD Conference: Sunday
FRISCO, Texas — Tony Pollard is the supervisor of transportation for Baldwin County Board of Education in Alabama and an attendee at this year’s...
March 2017
The school bus industry continues to push the importance of WC18 and WC19 standards to provide complete securement safety to students transported in wheelchairs....
Warmer Months Turn Focus to School Bus Cooling Systems
As attention turns to the warmer months ahead, transportation departments around the country are preparing school buses to keep children cool. Yet, for several...
The ’Ripple Effect’ of Medicaid Cuts on Student Transportation
I wrote last month that the Volkswagen Mitigation Trust Fund could prove to be the second coming of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
School Leaders Voice Fear of Proposed Medicaid Cuts
A House budget proposal backed by Republicans would cut Medicaid spending by at least 25 percent by shifting costs to states through block grants....
Special Needs Challenges: Handling Aggressive Behavior on the School Bus
How should school bus operators respond when a special needs student acts aggressively on the school bus? Of course, school bus operators want to...
Full TSD Conference Agenda Online
The Transporting Students with Disabilities and Preschoolers National Conference features three dozen workshop. They range from ensuring efficiency and compliance in route service, to...
Q’Straint Webinar Shares Principals of Mobility Securement
In the latest free webinar from School Transportation News, sponsor Q’Straint and Sure-Lok presented “Securing Mobility Devices,” a topic that focused on the importance of...
EXPO Session Shares Special Ed Independence Strategies
Transporters must think like educators to help school districts overcome barriers to education for students with special needs, said presenter Pete Meslin during the...
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May 2025
This month's issue takes a deep dive into the many angles of safety and security for student transportation. Read...
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Find the latest vehicle production data and budget reports, industry trends, and contact information for state, national and federal...
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