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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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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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