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WHAT’S THE RELEVANCE? Just wondering what a story about a CEO of a bus company (“Ponzi
Bust,” page 24 of the January edition) who has not been in business in over
a dozen years, gets a spot in your publication? Marty Hess, Transportation Supervisor Urbana (Ohio) City Schools
Editor’s note: We reported on that story because despite the fact that Tim Durham headed a now-defunct bus manufacturer, it still holds an important place in the industry annals. Many current industry professionals also know him, of him or worked with or for him.
MATRONLY ADVICE I read the article regarding the bus strike in New York City (“School Bus
Drivers’ Strike Ends as New York City DOE Considers New Bids,” Feb. 22 Latest News) and one thing jumped at me that has been a pet peeve of mine for many years. At what point do we stop referring to the bus monitors or aides as matrons? For one thing, a large percentage of these people are male. Secondly, the word, as used, has a demeaning tone. In this day and age of “dignity for all students,” how about a little dignity to a very
important segment of the school transportation population? Michael DeMais, Assistant Transportation Supervisor Sachem Central School District, Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
Editor’s note: We agree. A representative of the New York City Department of Education used the term bus “matron” during interviews, and the depart- ment on its website defines a matron as “a person who assists students on the special education bus while riding to and from school.” But STN cer- tainly has the editorial license to use more appropriate words. Te magazine regularly uses “aide,” “monitor,” “attendant” or “escort” in other instances.
Publisher Tony Corpin
Editor Ryan Gray
Managing Editor Sylvia Arroyo
Creative Consultant Vincent Rios
Senior Designer Kimber Horne
Graphic Design Maria Molina
Copy Editor Michelle Fisher
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Linda Bluth, Peggy Burns, Michelle Fisher, John Whelan, Dick Fischer, Denny Coughlin, Ned Einstein, Art Gissendaner, Julie Metea, Eric Woolson
Vice President Colette Paul
Ad Sales Tony Corpin
Circulation Andrea Hernandez
Marketing Coordinator Diane O'Meara
Marketing Assistant Stephanie Bours
FOR THE RECORD
The headline of a February article on how GPS technology is improving school-bus service for students with disabilities who attend D.C. Public Schools and rely on school bus service (“In GPS We Trust,” page 20) confused the role played by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE). A U.S. District Court turned
over to OSSE’s Division of Student Transportation the supervision of the D.C. special- education transportation program, which was at the
center of a decades-old class-action lawsuit alleging unreliable, late and negligently maintained school bus service in violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The OSSE provides state-
level oversight and direction of programs, such as transportation, to D.C. Public Schools, D.C. Public Charter Schools and other non-public schools in the Washington metropolitan region, including nearby areas in Maryland and Northern Virginia.
Chairman of the Board Bill Paul, STN Media Group
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD:
Denny Coughlin, Consultant; Judith Dupille, Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles; Dick Fischer, Trans-Consult; Ron Love, Delaware DOE; Randy McLerran, National Bus Sales; Pete Meslin, Newport-Mesa Unified; Nancy Netherland, Migrant- Seasonal Head Start; Marshall Casey, Consultant; Alexandra Robinson, NAPT; Launi Schmutz, Washington County
Schools
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