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170 Costume Changes At the start of the 2010-2011 school year, American Fork, Utah resident Dale Price
waved to his son, Rain, as he boarded the schoool bus in front of the family home. Te following day, Price was there once again to see his son off to school, but this time he did it in a San Diego Chargers football helmet and jersey. Ten the father decided to get even more creative. For the next 168 school days, he dressed up in Lego knight armor, as a princess and the “Little Mermaid,” just to name a few of the costumes. His antics resulted in a blog by his wife,
waveatthebus.blogspot.com, and garnered visits from the local news as well as a trip to New York City for an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” On the final day of school, Price sent off his now 16-year-old son clothed in a full pirate outfit, with an authentic peg leg — the elder Price lost his leg in a motorcycle accident almost two decades ago.
The Security of STN Webcasts In June, STN hosted a Webinar presented by TSA that highlighted
the best practices learned from various school bus security exercises performed by local school districts and first responders and supported by federal funding. Paul Pitzer, branch chief for policy, plans and stake- holder coordination within TSA’s Highway and Motor Carrier division and the Webcast presenter, talked about the Intermodal Security and Transportation Exercise Program (I-STEP) and how it can help school districts and contractors develop training to deter criminal and ter- rorist activity on and around school buses. In August, STN will host a Webinar presented by Dr. Duane Dobbert, “School Bus Drivers: En- suring Total Child Safety.” Te Webcast will discuss how school bus drivers can protect not only students from sexual predators but also help identify students who might be the victims of abuse at home. Dr. Dobbert is a professor of forensic studies at Florida Gulf Coast Uni- versity. Head over to
www.stnonline.com/webcasts to sign up for Webcasts and to view archived presentations.
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www.stnsocial.com to find out. See what maintenance-related sub- jects are being talked about on TechNet, Te Technicians Network. Or jump over to the Business Management group and find out how some transportation directors are improving attendance among their drivers and aides. Even better, get some useful legal advice from STN contributor Peggy A. Burns, Esq., concerning a school district’s role in protecting students. With more than 700 members and growing, STNSOCiAL is where everyone is coming to get answers, share suc- cesses and discuss everything yellow.
STN 8 School Transportation News Magazine August 2011
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www.stnonline.com/go/822, a yellow school bus makes its mark and stands tall in the fight to clean up the environment. Te commercial’s narra- tor tells of all the ways the green fuel is changing the environment for all of Dal- las’ residents. Biodiesel use has increased over the last few years, and will continue to, according to the recent study, Bio- diesel 2020. Although Europe currently represents 80 percent of the global con- sumption and production of biodiesel, the U.S. is ramping up production at a faster rate than Europe. Te market for biodiesel in the U.S. has grown from 25 million gallons per year in 2004 to more than 450 million gallons in 2007.
School Bus Pushes Biodiesel in Texas
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