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NSTA CHAIR TAPPED FOR FMCSA SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Te Federal Motor Carrier Safety Gary Catapano
Administration (FMCSA) has selected Gary Catapano, chairman of the NSTA’s Safety and Security Committee, to serve on its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC). NSTA recognized Catapano, who is also a member of its Government Relations Committee, with a Golden Merit Award in 2010 for his contributions to school
transportation operations and safety nationwide. “Te safety of our nation’s schoolchildren has always been my focus and top priority, and I appreciate the opportunity to help the agency with the regulations that affect NSTA’s members,” Catapano said. Catapano also serves as senior vice president of safety for contrac-
tor First Student. He brings 19 years of transportation safety experi- ence to his new position on the safety advisory committee, which he will join at its meeting from April 8 to 10 in Alexandria, Va. MCSAC members are appointed by FMCSA Administrator
Anne Ferro and are tasked with recommending motor carrier safety programs and safety regulations. “We closely follow the committee as their recommendations
pertain to the school bus industry and are glad to see someone who understands these important issues participating in the discussion,” said NSTA Executive Director Ronna Sable Weber.
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Texas School District Tries Fingerprint-Based
Biometrics on Buses Sinton Independent School District in Texas will soon begin using fingerprint-based biometric systems on its school buses to ensure students board the right bus. Te staff at the district, located less than 30 miles north
of Corpus Christie, in late February was busy recording fin- gerprints for the systems, scheduled to be installed on buses shortly after. With the system, students scan their fingerprint and a time clock records the information and syncs it to a Cloud-based system for parents and administrators to check. Te school district paid $20,000 for three years for the
system, built by uAttend, according to news reports. A small percentage of parents opted out of the program for identity theft concerns, though the biometric sign-in device does not take or store fingerprint images. Te district sent a letter to parents announcing the new
system and clarifying that the devices used do not take or store an image of a student’s fingerprint. It scans a finger and converts the image to data that is tied to a student identification number.
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