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INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS 12 Remembering deceased industry leaders; Oregon state director retires; woman convicted of illegally passing school bus ordered to wear “idiot” sign; early results of national loading/unloading survey; and more


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800.543.8222 www.besi-inc.com Supplier Council Member 6 School Transportation News January 2013


TOP STORY 18 Locating money, support for student tracking programs on buses


HEADLINES 20 Post-Sandy, public schools calculate fleet repair costs


21 TSA provides federal security update to industry


22 Despite state laws, marijuana use still a disqualifying offense for school bus drivers


24 Former company CEO sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for Ponzi scheme


28 Q&A: Blue Bird’s Horlock on market acceptance of alternative fuels


SPECIAL REPORT 30 It takes a village to catch motorists who illegally pass school buses


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ANALYSIS Cheri Clymer 49 Security Through the Eyes of a Child


COLUMNS FIRST TAKE BY RYAN GRAY 8 What Is School Bus Security?


PUBLISHER’S CORNER BY TONY CORPIN 54 Preventing Tragedy


DEPARTMENTS STN ONLINE 10 Highlights from our website


PRODUCTS/UPCOMING EVENTS 16 The latest offerings for the student transportation set and our monthly indus- try calendar


MARKETPLACE 52 Classified advertising


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